Why the next federal election is coming sooner rather than later

The opposition parties won't permit this Parliament to last until 2009 because that would mean that the Tories are actually running a de facto majority government.

When all of Parliament's horses pull its wagon in the same direction, the momentum is irresistible. The restart of Chalk River's nuclear reactor demonstrated how fast Parliament moves when all four parties seek the same result. All of them are now chomping at the bit to send voters to the polls. ...

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