If there's one thing Canadians don't want, it's a Conservative majority government. Approximately 65 percent of Canadians do not plan on voting this way.

However, if a perception builds that Stephen Harper's party might win a majority, it will motivate more Canadians to get out to the polls on Tuesday (October 14).

Higher turnouts often, though not always, hurt right-wing parties.

That's because the bulk of the population does not support the conservative agenda of sharply downsizing government services while sharply upsizing expenditures on the military.

Today in Quebec, Harper predicted a minority government, even though a Canadian Press/Harris-Decima poll shows his party has a nine-point lead over the Liberals.

These numbers are getting perilously close to a majority. So why would Harper talk about a minority? To calm down the public, because the only way he'll get his majority is by stealth.