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IGNATIEFF TO TAKE OVER FROM DION; CHAREST WINS IN QUEBEC

Yesterday the Liberals were scrambling to figure out a way to select a new leader fast so that they would be ready when Parliament resumes in January. There was indecision in how to go about selecting a new leader whether it be by caucus vote or full online/phone voting. Dominic Leblanc dropped out of the race leaving just former Ontario NDP Premier Bob Rae and Michael Ignatieff, both frontrunners in the last leadership race when Dion won.
Rae has made the choice for the Liberals much easier today as he is expected to drop out of the leadership race which will leave just Ignatieff and the only contender. Once the new leader is selected Dion will be stepping down as Liberal leader immediately allowing the Liberals to get set for the budget Harper is set to announce when Parliament resumes in mid-January.
Michael Ignatieff is a well know academic who has a PhD from Harvard and has been a professor at many prestigious universities in the world including both Oxford and Harvard. As I have pointed out many times I think that of all the candidates who put their names forward in this leadership race as well as the last one which say Dion replacing Paul Martin, Ignatieff is the one that stands out the most and could do the most good for the Liberal Party. Now the Liberals must officially make Ignatieff the leader as quick as possible and get ready for what promises to be a tough winter session of Parliament.
Jean Charest won his 3rd election as leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec in the provincial election. Charest has brought his government back to majority status, albeit a very slim one. Mario Dumont and the ADQ lost most of the seats they had and lost their Official Opposition status. Dumont has announced he will be stepping down as leader of the ADQ. Pauline Marois, in her first election as leader of the Parti Quebecois has brought the separatist party back to Official Opposition status after replacing Andre Boisclair in 2007.

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