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.

Federal and provincial Liberals are at odds over Ontario’s controversial green energy act. Michael Ignatieff  went so far to say that the province’s plans to install more wind turbines raises issues around  democracy .

From QMI Agency
“I haven’t been able to sleep since I’ve seen this. I cry every day. I need your help. I’m going to be part of an involuntary experiment on the health effects of wind turbines on people.”

Speller and Ignatieff sympathized with Morris. Ignatieff said the way wind turbines are being imposed in Ontario “raises an issue about democracy.”

Speller cited the results of a recent survey which found that more than 50% of people in Ontario want more research into the health effects of wind turbines before they become general throughout the province.

The election hasn’t even started and the federal Liberals are already breaking with their provincial cousins.