The chances are that a federal election is in the works. And the person who wants it this time is harper.

Notice his prominence in new reports lately? Lots of drama. lots of posturing. That doesn't happen by accident.

There's that front page photo of him sipping a coffee at Tim Horton's. There's the walkout at the UN - Canada taking a stand, bold rejection, moral authority. (Whether he was right or wrong has nothing to do with it. Politicians rarely take stands on the basis of right and wrong. They take stands that give them prominence and draw votes.)