Libby on government tactics to avoid election
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are poised to kill off any chance of a spring election by using the parliamentary calendar to delay a possible non-confidence motion from the Liberals. The Tories have told some of their rivals that they will push back the Liberals' so-called opposition day - their easiest opportunity to table a non-confidence motion - to June 17. Such a move would leave opposition parties with two options: trigger a rare midsummer election with a national vote July 27 at the earliest, or keep the government alive until later this year.
The original article, Tories use scheduling tactics to avoid election was published on May 20, 2009 in The Daily Gleaner. Author(s): Alexander Panetta