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Prime Minister Stephen Harper is predicted to win his second mandate OTTAWA (AFP) - Canadians on Tuesday began voting in the country's third election in four years, likely to return the Conservatives to office in the first G7 ballot since the start of a global financial meltdown. Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper is predicted to win his second mandate since January 2006, with the latest polls giving him a five percent lead over his main rival, Liberal leader Stephane Dion. But with one-third of voters still uncertain, and three other mainstream parties nipping at the frontrunner's heels, a Conservative victory is by no means assured. "The number one job of the next prime minister of Canada is to protect this country's economy, our earnings, savings and jobs at a time of global economic uncertainty," Harper said... [read full story]
