Hardly a surprise but it does show the Conservatives believe there will not be an election until the spring.
By The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Sunday that four byelections will be held Nov. 9.
The four ridings are in British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Quebec.
The Conservatives are downplaying expectations on the outcomes, with one party source saying they don't expect to win any of the races.
The two ridings up for grabs in Quebec - one in Montreal and the other an eastern riding that includes Riviere-du-Loup - are Bloc Quebecois strongholds.
A third riding in the Vancouver-area was held by the NDP
3 comments:
"Hardly a surprise but it does show the Conservatives believe there will not be an election until the spring."
Huh? Did Harper not call a by-election last year for Don Valley West for September 22nd, 2008, only to call an election a few weeks later (and let by-elections in Guelph, WVM, and Saint-Lambert run their course and waste taxpayer money till the very last day)?
Let's not play up the Con spin here.
Also he was required by law to call at least one by October 13th. It's quite common to call them all at once.
Such an obvious example of spin by the tories. They essentially won both of those ridings (BC and NS) for a over a decade
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