Political Earthquake Brewing Up In The Great White North...

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Canadian PM Paul Martin's six-minute speech last night is generating a lot of buzz today. He asked (begged, really) for patience from the Canadian population over the Gomery investigation into the AdScam scandal to wait for Parliamentary elections sometime next year.

CTV is reporting that Tory leader Stephen Harper says that members of his party will be spending the next week - during which the House of Commons is in recess - speaking to constituents to gage the pulse of the voters, and get their reactions to Martin's speech.

CTV's Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife said earlier speculation had suggested the start of an election around May 19. Fife said he has now heard that an election could be called as soon as May 3.

"There is a non-confidence motion that the opposition can vote on that day, and they very well may bring down the government then," Fife said. Fife said the Conservatives may want to bring the Liberals down sooner rather than later so that the Liberals don't have an opportunity to recover in the polls.

The Toronto Sun's Linda Williamson says it's time to do an "Apprentice" on Martin and say "Paul, you're fired":

Think about what Martin asked of us last night: He wants us to let ethically compromised Liberals continue to spend our money for almost a year, until the ongoing inquiry into how they stole our money is complete.

Greg Weston of the Calgary Sun observes that Martin's promise to call for an election after the final Gomery report was "more desperate than clever".

From The Globe and Mail, turmoil in Ottawa:

Minutes after the Prime Minster spoke to the nation, pledging to call an election 30 days after the Gomery inquiry report, the phones started ringing and the BlackBerrys began buzzing with instant reviews.

Canadians will soon be voicing their opinions and the politicians are listening. The Conservative Party is currently aligning with Bloc Quebecois to force an election soon. If the current polls are any indication, it would seem that the Liberals are doomed.

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