Decision made

As a follow-up to the question of whether or not to force an election now over the environment, let's note that Stephane Dion has also chimed in on the side of getting something done in the current Parliament rather than going straight to the polls:

Liberal Leader Stephane Dion said he would do everything in his power to get the minority Conservative government to reverse course on its environmental policies, but he hoped it wouldn’t lead to an election.

"I hope the indignation from Canadians and the international community will be enough to get government to (fix) its plan," Dion said in a phone interview. "The reaction of Mr. Gore will be a reaction that will be very frequent, unfortunately."

If Dion is indeed onside and willing to put his weight behind a movement to pass the amended C-30, and with the Bloc both onside on the environment and too busy sorting out its identity crisis to want to face an election, the odds look good that the Cons will indeed face a push that they can't afford to ignore. And hopefully Dion's supporters will bolster the effort by joining in - even if their preference may be to go to the polls first.