Ready for change in Ottawa

If political polling proves to be true, Canadians will soon exercise their democratic right and vote for a minority government.

Harper has been striving for a majority government since the 2006 election campaign when he became prime minister; however, it has eluded him.  During this campaign he has taken the bizarre stance of suggesting that if he and his Conservative Party don’t get a majority this time around, it’ll be the fault of Canadian voters, and Canada will fall into a period of economic instability. 

Remember: this is the same Stephen Harper who, along with Jim Flaherty, told us during the great recession of 2008 that there was no economic crisis.

If Canadians do elect a minority government perhaps Harper should take a long look in the mirror and realize that he will have no one to blame but himself for not achieving his goal of a majority government.

Recent polling also suggests that Jack Layton and the NDP are experiencing a surge in popularity, not only in Quebec but throughout the country.  Maybe this surge is a result of voters getting tired of the other parties attacking each other, while Layton has focused his campaign on health care, job creation and putting people before the profits of banks and oil companies. In other words, the issues that matter are important to voters. 

Whatever the results of this election, Canadian voters will have exercised their democratic right and that decision will be the right decision.