Let's see if I have this right, the government polling numbers are shy of a majority, the Liberals are staring at some pretty daunting prospects, the Bloc is nervous about the performance of their provincial cousins, and the NDP are so "shell-shocked" about their electoral prospects that they are publicly musing about some kind of ideological orgy of the left. Only in Ottawa can we combine this with a strong economy, financial surpluses and a lack of any clear public policy rationale for seeking a national mandate, and end up with one inescapable conclusion ... we're going!

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