Spring federal election likely ! But do Canadians want one ????

Opposition parties won't support the budget as it stands
All three opposition parties say they do not support the budget presented by the Conservatives, and they plan to vote against it unless big changes are made.

No surprise from Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, who had previously said the Liberals would vote against the budget.

Ignatieff says he's disappointed with the government's plan. "It's spending more on one day of the G8/G20 Summit than it's spending on helping seniors out of poverty in a whole year. There's nothing on affordable housing. There's nothing on child care."

He says there aren't enough details. "This is a government that doesn't seem to be listening to what Canadian families are telling us. And there's no credible deficit reduction plan because there's a black hole in the middle of this budget. They don't tell you what the prisons are going to cost, they don't tell you what the tax cuts are going to cost."