Indeed this will be the underlying question that will follow Michael ignatieff and the Liberals through a long 36 day campaign.

From National Post 

The Liberals and NDP must pledge to Canadians that the Bloc Québécois will not be included, as either partner or prop, in any coalition government. If they do not, then Stephen Harper’s Tories will be entirely within their rights to relentlessly remind voters that a vote for any federalist opposition party — Liberals, NDP or even the Greens — might effectively become a vote for a coalition that includes politicians dedicated to Canada’s destruction.

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former Liberal candidate  Jim Stewart agrees with the conservative party that the opposition coalition is forcing a unnecessary election upon the Canadian people. Furthermore Stewart cites the rebounding Canadian economy as the main reason why we shouldn’t head to the polls this spring.

From Canada.com
Former federal Liberal candidate Jim Stewart can’t believe his party is ready to force an election.
“It’s ridiculous to call an election at this time,” he said Wednesday.
Stewart said the economy appears to be recovering and spending $300 million for an unnecessary federal election strikes him as irresponsible.

Michael ignatieff definitely doesn’t have all his ducks in a row  with the coalition’s snap spring election.

With a federal election looming the National Post compiled the 20 Ridings  that you should watch across the country.  I personally will be following   how the conservative vote increases in urban areas as well as the contests in Ajax—Pickering  and Simcoe—Grey respectively.