The Liberal strategy was to take advantage of the disarray of the Bloc Quebecois who went through a divisive leadership contest this spring followed by a very unpopular provincial budget from Premier Lucien Bouchard in Quebec City. That's why Prime Minister Jean Chretien called an early election. The bureaucrats decided six weeks ago that two scenarios were possible. One was a majority Liberal government, the second was a minority Liberal government with the Reform Party as the Official Opposition. They didn't even bother preparing briefing books for a Liberal loss.
Health care is bound to be a major issue.
Even Preston Manning, in all his promises for cuts to government programs said he would spare health care. Whether he wants to or not, Chretien is going to have to deal with the gun registration issue which will not go away. We welcome your feedback. All rights reserved.