Harper rushing into election to avoid allegations of party misdeeds

I don't think Harper is rushing into an election at all. He is ready to go ahead with his own agenda hoping that the hapless Liberals are too frightened to defeat him.
Of course he is certainly prepared to go to the polls right away but not for the reasons Dion gives but because Dion and the Liberals are so screwed up that he may very well get a majority.
Maybe Dion should just go back into hiding if he cannot do better than this.


Harper rushing into election to avoid allegations of party misdeeds: Dion
Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2007 | 6:10 PM ET
CBC News
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of wanting to rush into an election before more information is revealed about three investigations involving the Conservative party.

"I think the prime minister has a lot in his hands and I'm not surprised he's so willing to go into an election before Canadians know more about it," Dion said Friday.

Dion referred to an Elections Canada investigation into whether the Conservatives may have broken election financing laws during the Conservative party's 2006 election campaign, something the Tories deny and are fighting in Federal Court.

Dion said Harper must also deal with an OPP investigation into allegations that the municipal election in Ottawa was tampered with and that it involved the Conservative party's top organizer. The Conservatives have denied any involvement.

Dion also pointed to the federal privacy commissioner's launch of a preliminary inquiry following several complaints that Harper compiled a mailing list of Jewish Canadians.

The investigation follows reports that a number of households received unsolicited Rosh Hashanah greetings from Harper last month.

Two Jewish organizations came out Friday to say they have no problem with the mailing lists, saying they welcome the outreach.