Fixing our fixed election date legislation.

In 2008, the Prime Minister sought and received a dissolution of Parliament despite the passage of legislation in 2007 establishing a fixed date for elections every four years. The date established in the law for the next election was October 19, 2009. Instead, an election was held on October 14, 2008. This article looks at the fixed election date legislation. It examines the question of whether it still mandates that an election be held in October of 2009 and suggests that the legislation should be re-examined.

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