Here is his political calculus in calling snap elections:
- If Obama wins, Canadians will favor someone who is closer ideologically to the new president.
- If the sick old man wins, then Canadians will want someone who will do their best to oppose 4 more years of Bush and His Evil Minions™ without the military restraint.
Thus holding Canadian elections after the US election is simply a losing proposition.
I hope that this doesn’t work for Harper, because he really wants go with Bushonomics, and we can say “buh-bye” to the best health care system in North America if he wins another term.