Canadian Government Falls On No-confidence Vote.

Wow. Governments are falling all over. Paul Martin's minority government lost a no-confidence vote today in the Canadian Parliament:

Canada's three opposition parties, which control a majority in Parliament, voted against Martin's government, claiming his Liberal Party no longer has the moral authority to lead the nation.

The loss means an election for all 308 seats in the lower House of Commons, likely on Jan. 23. Martin and his Cabinet would continue to govern until then.

Opposition leaders last week called for the no-confidence vote after Martin rejected their demands to dissolve Parliament in January and hold early elections in February. Monday's vote follows a flurry of spending announcements in Ottawa last week, with the government trying to advance its agenda ahead of its demise.

Martin is expected to dissolve the House of Commons on Tuesday and set a firm date for the elections. Under Canadian law, elections must be held on a Monday unless it falls on a holiday and the campaign period is sharply restricted.

Reportedly, the Bush Administration is doing the hokey-pokey in the West Wing.

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[Maggie]

I'm sure Chirac's plummeting poll numbers added a few names to the dance cards, as well.