Paul Martin would NEVER call an election over the issue.
The truth of the matter is that he will be FORCED to, because his government is in a minority position, and a non-confidence vote can happen at any time.
While the liberals do have an almost dictatorship hold on Canada because of unfair and unequal representation in Canada among it's provinces, he knows he could loose a snap election, due to ever more corruption of his liberal caucus being exposed. 2/3 of Canadians consistantly vote AGAINST the liberals, but due to liberal strongholds having the most seats, they manage to remain in power with only 30% of the popular vote.
Lets hope that the end of the liberal dictatorship in Canada is close to an end. If not, Western Canadians can ask the USA to liberate them.
Hmmm... West Canada hates him for the marraige stuff, East Canada hates him for the oil clawback stuff, Quebec hates him because its Quebec and they are messed up in there... No wonder he rethought the election thing so fast.