In Canada however the math is likely to have the opposite results as Jan 23 could turn out to be the happiest day for Canada in a while.

If the recent and numerous public polls are to be believed, this will be the day that Canadians rid Ottawa of a culture of arrogance, corruption and entitlement.

It will be the day that we flush Paul Martin‘s Liberals from office and provide this country with a vehicle for change.

The Liberals are a sad shadow of what they used to be.

After stumbling from one episode to another during the campaign period, Martin and his fumbling election machinery has resorted to scare tactics painting his nemesis Stephen Harper as Canada‘s Hitler.

Desperate to reduce or eliminate the surprising gains by the Tory apparatus, the prime minister proposed ending the federal government‘s right to use the notwithstanding clause, which provides the power to overrule court rulings on charter issues.

If that is what Martin wants to do, he does not deserve to lead the country.

Why do we need to elect politicians? We may as well elect the judges.

There are many reasons for change in Ottawa.

Chief among them is the lack of Liberal effectiveness in finding answers to solve long term issues.

Martin believes that like many Liberal insiders, Canadians can be bought with insincere apologies for scandalous behaviour.

When that does not work, he uses the cash that is overflowing in our coffers.

Instead of fresh ideas, everyone from municipal politicians, to students to aboriginals are promised billions in exchange for keeping his party and a crop of cronies in power.

The 12-year reign of the Liberals has also created a monster in Ottawa called the Prime Minister‘s Office (PMO).

For all matters and purposes, this heavily politicized and secretive office, runs the country with nary a public input.

The decline in the Liberal governing prowess is in stark contrast to the maturity of Stephen Harper‘s Conservatives.

The desperate moves by The Liberals to demonize Harper in the election campaign have had the opposite effect.

Canadians in large numbers are seeing a leader who is intelligent, in control of his emotions and in charge of a governing platform that proposes palpable tax reforms and reasonable efforts to fix our ailing health care system.

Harper has been inspiring Canadians to stand up for change.

And change is necessary for a vibrant democracy.

No more so in Canada than now.