Be Gone, Aye

The Globe and Mail:

Canada's opposition parties brought an end yesterday to the turbulent life of Paul Martin's 17-month-old minority Liberal government, paving the way for an election that will see voters weigh the desire for change against the trustworthiness of Conservatives who would provide it.

Mr. Martin will call on Governor-General Michaëlle Jean this morning to dissolve the fractious 38th Parliament, sending voters to the polls for what sources say will be a Jan. 23 election. A new poll for The Globe and Mail and CTV News suggests a close contest as voters express their desire for new blood, but are not ready to embrace the Conservatives led by Stephen Harper.

The Liberals will definitely lose seats. The question is will the Canadians vote for Jack Layton, the psycho socialist or Stephen Harper, the calm conservative? It'll be horrible if the Canadians elect a more left-of-center government.

Update 05:45 AM ET
Paul Martin calls the Canadian Conservatives "neoconservatives." He'll use anything to portray the Conservatives as supporters of the uncouth warmonger to the south. It all fits into the "Conservatives are un-Canadian" template.

This will get very ugly very fast.