Dion is gone

Kenneth Hynek • 8th Dec 2008 • Politics, Canadian Politics, Politics
Bloc Quebecois, Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff, NDP, Stephane Dion

Stephane Dion has officially stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

What will follow will be a tense leadership race, which Michael Ignatieff will probably win. The dissolution of the Liberal-NDP-Bloc Quebecois coalition should follow close on the heals of an Ignatieff victory.

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