Dion
July 23, 2008: Canadians Ready for a Fall Election, Dion Says
August 24, 2008: Dion Says Harper Could Reconsider Election Call
Layton
August 8, 2008: Told that Canadians are wondering when the next election will be, Layton’s response was, “Me too, the sooner the better.”
August 21, 2008: NDP Leader Against Early Election Call
Harper
“What we have achieved over the fall and particularly over the spring, I think it’s a remarkable record of achievement.”
-Stephen Harper, June 2008
“Quite frankly, I’m going to have to make a judgment in the next little while as to whether or not this Parliament can function productively.”
-Stephen Harper, August 2008