The real reason Harper’s taking us to the polls

Why has Harper suddenly decided to have an election?

The answer? He didn’t suddenly decide anything. This has been his plan for a long time.

Consider this:

• The Conservatives launched a thinly veiled pre-election campaign last winter in the form of “10-percent” flyer mailings into key contested ridings.
• The “10-percent” flyers accelerated threefold in volume and frequency in the 2 months leading up to the election call.

This is pretty strong evidence of premeditation. But it doesn’t answer the question of WHY…?!? Here’s what I think.

This year’s election is simply the final stage of a two-part plan to put Canada in synch with the US election cycle.

• Stage one was to establish the law whereby our elections would be held in October every 4 years.
• Stage two is to place our election in the same year and in direct competition with the US election.

Harper is simply following his long-term plan of proving his membership in America’s “coalition of the more-than-willing.”

By doing this he is helping McCain since Canadian polls and Canadian journalists have been showing a strong preference for Obama and because many Americans include a sampling of Canadian media while considering their election choices.