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sheople

Well, Canada, you got what you wanted. We won't have a federal election. Nope, no election this summer. No election next year. Nor the year after that.

But wait! Didn't Prime Minister Paul Martin go on TV to say he would call an election 30 days after Gomery reports?

Oh yeah, he did. This is why Jean Chretien's and Alphonso Gagliano's lawyers are having the inquiry stopped. Remember the Krever (tainted blood) inquiry? It took two years after the end of the inquiry for Krever to issue his report while government lawyers did everything in their power to stop him from reporting. So, even if Gomery manages to continue the inquiry, it will be several years before he is allowed to report.

No, no election in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011...

But wait! Aren't elections to be called every five years at most?

Too bad. The Canadian people have been loud and clear, we don't want any more elections. So what if it is in the Constitution? That's a meaningless document now: Martin used it for toilet paper last week.

You've pissed away your democracy, Canada. Welcome to Banana Republic status.