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Harper majority would be 'devastating' Published Thursday September 11th, 2008 A7 By TARA BRAUTIGAM The Canadian Press ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Premier Danny Williams levelled his most blistering attack yet against the prime minister, telling a business audience Wednesday that a Stephen Harper-led majority government would mark one of the darkest eras in Canadian history. Williams escalated his public feud with Harper in the nascent stages of the federal election campaign, warning voters that the Tories would stoop to any depths to implement their hidden "right-wing, Conservative-Reform party" agenda. "The only reason we haven't seen his full plan for Canada...

While the Radio Equalizer isn't sure how much liberal talk radio gloating has yet begun over Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham's guilty plea on bribery charges and subsequent resignation today, they might first look north. To Canada, that is, where the Liberal Party government has just fallen after losing a punishing, historic no-confidence vote in Ottawa's Parliament. There, an entire collection of rogue characters often called the Librano$, led by Prime Minister Paul Martin, have finally been held accountable for their sleazy "Sponsorship" funding scandal. From the CBC: ...snip...

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadians are voting in a federal election which is likely to strip the ruling Liberals of their majority in Parliament and leave the country with its first minority government in 25 years. Polls indicate the Liberals of Prime Minister Paul Martin (news - web sites), hit both by a patronage scandal and voter fatigue after a decade in power, will end up about level with the opposition Conservatives of Stephen Harper. Neither party looks set to gain enough legislators to control the 308-seat Parliament and the balance of power will likely lie in the hands of the...

Global News responds to changes in the rules on reporting election results, and for the first time, viewers can watch the results roll in while polls are still open across the country. Decision Canada coverage begins with a special election night edition of Global National with Kevin Newman beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET followed by live election coverage beginning at 7 p.m. ET on June 28. Decision Canada coverage will feature exclusively Professor Barry Kay of Wilfred Laurier University, whose seat projections throughout the campaign created national headlines. CanWest News Service Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife will share his experience...