Canadian federal election, 2009 - official thread

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Why would Ignatieff want an election now?

I guess he thinks he can win.

Are the Liberals still cash-strapped?

I believe they've had money coming in over the past month, which I think is the answer to both questions.

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It's never a good idea to prop up a Canadian government too long - doing so deprives me of election night suspense.

Canada should just give it up and have elections every month to keep us entertained.

I support this.

Could do it on a sort of by-election level to cut costs - stop holding general elections, but hold by-elections for, say, six or seven seats every month, and set it as a roster so that every seat gets an election once every four years (neither more nor less frequently)...