Face the Commons before an election

[CHIMO]

Stephen Harper and his government should return to face the House of Commons before an election is called. Mr. Harper must show some serious regard for the fixed-election-date reform he himself introduced only two years ago.

The Prime Minister is asking to meet with the leaders of the opposition parties by next week in order to determine whether he has support for his government's fall agenda. Depending on the answers he receives he could advise Michaëlle Jean, the Governor-General, to dissolve Parliament.

A federal election has become desirable, but there is no urgency or necessity. Mr. Harper should respect, and work within, customary parliamentary procedures.

The amendment to the Canada Elections Act enacted in 2007 sets the next election day as Oct. 19, 2009. This was Mr. Harper's one change of our form of government, the upshot of years of advocacy in the Reform Party, the Canadian Alliance and the reunited Conservative Party for parliamentary and democratic reform.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080826.weelections26/BNStory/Front

Go ahead and visit the GG.
Maybe she will ask the opposition to form a government!