to ring in the spring with a vote...

up here in canada there has been a national election campaign going on for the past month or so.

the house of commons called an election a while back for a variety of reasons, the budget, some pro-rogueing that went down some time back, stephen harper, the prime minister for many years rolling on the conservative tip, not feeling dissent, dialogue etc... no much different to kind of stuff we deal with in the states.

so the conservatives are trying to get a majority govt so they can do their thing. the liberals have been moving and shaking, but not so well, they may actually come in 3rd for the first time ever and the ndp, and their leader jack layton have been finessing the voters and may come in second.

alas, the election is monday, may 2nd and the fireworks may not end there. even though stephen harper probably assumes he'll take the reins, it may not be so. there could a coalition govt formed like was done in the u.k. some time back. i think it'll be the first time, or the first time in a long time that that has gone down if it does. stephen harper is working the fear card on that tip for awhile, but alas, the power, like everywhere, is always with the people...

it'll be interesting to see what goes down in the beautiful country, our neighbors up north...

this is a campaign sign or two and a few in the distance on my block in the t dot o dot.

love and health to all...