Canada’s 41st general election was kicked off when Prime Minister Stephen Harper asked Governor-General David Johnston to dissolve Parliament after the Conservatives were defeated in the Commons on a vote of non-confidence recently.
So Canadians will cast a vote on May 2. This could lead to the first majority government Canada has seen in seven years.
The Conservatives are leading in polls by a significant margin. But the opposition parties believe Canadians can be persuaded Harper can no longer be trusted with power.
This general election could cost more than $300 million – the government’s House leader John Baird said this week it would cost $400 million, but it’s impossible to say at this point.
Elections Canada says the 2008 election cost $288.2 million which included $57.9 million that was reimbursed to candidates and parties for expenses.
This time around, parties are also trying hard to bank ethnic vote. While Harper was wielding a cricket bat on the day of the semifinal match between India and Pakistan at the 2011 World Cup, while CIC minister Jason Kenney was at a restaurant watching the match with a bunch of South Asians!
So Canadians will cast a vote on May 2. This could lead to the first majority government Canada has seen in seven years.
The Conservatives are leading in polls by a significant margin. But the opposition parties believe Canadians can be persuaded Harper can no longer be trusted with power.
This general election could cost more than $300 million – the government’s House leader John Baird said this week it would cost $400 million, but it’s impossible to say at this point.
Elections Canada says the 2008 election cost $288.2 million which included $57.9 million that was reimbursed to candidates and parties for expenses.
This time around, parties are also trying hard to bank ethnic vote. While Harper was wielding a cricket bat on the day of the semifinal match between India and Pakistan at the 2011 World Cup, while CIC minister Jason Kenney was at a restaurant watching the match with a bunch of South Asians!
