Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper welcomes competitors to the opening ceremonies of World Skills Calgary 2009 at the Stampede Grounds in Calgary August 31, 2009. Photograph by: Stuart Gradon, Calgary HeraldFrom The Montreal Gazette:
OTTAWA — Advocacy group Democracy Watch will try Tuesday to convince a judge to rule that Prime Minister Stephen Harper broke his own fixed election date law and violated the Canadian Charter of Rights when he called an election last fall.
In early September, 2008, Harper asked Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean to dissolve Parliament, claiming that the opposition parties weren’t prepared to support his legislative agenda. Jean agreed, and Canadians went to the polls on Oct. 14.
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My Comment: A fixed election law makes a lot of sense .... but it is not workable in a minority government situation.
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