The Liberals have decided not to try to force an election this pleasant summertime in Canada. There were a couple of only mildly interesting provincial elections recently--in BC and Nova Scotia--and there is a business-as-usual mood in Ottawa, apparently. "When it is not necessary to do something it is necessary to do nothing," as Disraeli once said (I am paraphrasing, actually), and so Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff decided to read some reports and let the House of Commons snooze on.
Spring, following late frosts, was tardy in Canada this year, and now our neighbors are greedy for a little summer sunshine. They don't want an election. Who can blame them?
