Is it possible that after running in circles for 13 years, Conservatives won an election just in time to get sideswiped by the economy?
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who's an economist, wouldn't appreciate the irony. And most media seem oblivious to the prospect.
Was it an omen? The day Cabinet was sworn in, oil hit $66 U.S. a barrel. That same day, Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge gave a speech in which he worried over "very tight" oil markets and "economic disruption," even "outright recession."
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