WE WANT SOMEONE TO LEAD NOT POSSESSED BY GREED!

Keep your eyes and ears open for perhaps an earlier federal election than we thought; April 7 and May 12 are possible federal election dates. However, whatever happens, SUMMER OF CHANGE 2009, is a go! Whoever is in power, needs to HEAR WHAT WE CANADIANS THINK AND VALUE; ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLITICAL PEACE RIGHT NOW! We are sick and tired of having our government do everything behind closed doors, these are our soldiers going to war; these are our tax dollars being spent on military engagements in the Middle East; these are our waters that are being exploited and poisoned; these are our landscapes being destroyed for oil going to the United States; these are our wild animals being suffocated into smaller and smaller habitats so corporates can suck our minerals and trees dry...THIS HAS GOT TO STOP! Summer of Change 2009; you can't afford to miss it!
Report from the Council of Canadians on the ELECTION:
There is increasing speculation about a spring federal election. While there are a variety of possible scenarios, the following report sets out two specific 'routes to an election'.
As reported in today's Globe and Mail, "The first vote on a February 26 budget would likely be February 28...If the government is defeated, there will be an election. The earliest it could be held would be April 7."
Or, "Since the Prime Minister's Office has said the vote on whether to extend Canada's mission would be held in 'late March', (it would be held in the House on March 31). If the government makes this a confidence motion and is defeated, the earliest an election could be held would be May 12."
Additionally, "The Tories also rattled the election sabre at a Senate committee. Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said he will ask the Prime Minister to 'go to the people' if the omnibus Bill C-2 on violent crime doesn't pass by the end of the month. Mr. Nicholson suggested the Governor-General could be asked to dissolve Parliament if the legislation doesn't move through quickly enough."
While it does appear that the Liberals are seeking a compromise with the Conservatives on Afghanistan (in other words waffling on the end to the combat mission there), all of this merits watching.
And while the security certificate legislation Bill C-3 passed in the House of Commons last night in a 191 to 76 vote, there is some speculation that it might still die in the Senate depending on the timing of the election.
We will keep watch on this and we'll be prepared for a Council of Canadians intervention in an election when the time comes.
-Thanks to Brent Patterson, The Council of Canadians