Stephen Harper says he won't be forming a coalition and neither should you

With the federal election less than two weeks away, party leaders are continuing to squabble about the threat of a potential coalition government.

On Thursday, Conservative leader Stephen Harper tried to distance himself from the big “c” word.

In an interview with the CBC’s Peter Mansbridge, Harper again denied claims from the NDP and Bloc Quebecois that he had been willing to ally with the two parties to seize power from the Liberals in 2004. Harper also said that if the Liberals or the NDP won the May 2nd election, he wouldn’t try to re-take power through a coalition.

However, the latest polls are indicating that Harper won’t be having to make that choice. According to the latest Nanos Research numbers, the Conservatives still hold a wide lead over their rivals.

The Tories sit at just under thirty-eight percent, twelve points up on the NDP and Liberals, who are in a dead heat to form the official opposition. Those results would leave the Conservatives just shy of the estimated fouty percent needed to form a majority government and stave off any threat of a coalition