Looks like a February federal election is in the cards… maybe.
This is a colossally stupid move on the part of the three opposition parties. The Liberals are still leading the polls despite the Gomery inquiry, and it’s unlikely to change between now and February. Moreover, the Liberals themselves had promised to dissolve Parliament by March anyway. What’s to be gained by re-electing a Liberal minority – essentially the status quo – two months earlier?
You know, American-style fixed election dates are starting to look like a better and better idea.