I think that it’s increasingly clear that the leak of this story was orchestrated by Steven Harper and his bully boys, in this case Michael Wilson, ambassador to the US, though the underlying facts, that Goolsbee said it’s just politics, appear to be true.

The fact is that Harper is in charge of an unpopular minority government, and having an election in parallel with the US would probably cut against them, so now is a good time for the opposition to get a no-confidence vote.

The Canadian people are almost as sick of Bush as the American people, and by holding elections near the same time, it makes the choice clear.

Any followers of Canadian politics want to explain why the opposition is not trying to get snap elections?