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Old 12-03-2008, 12:11 PM   #1492
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect View Post
Sounds like Ignatieff is getting shut out of power ... probably for being a dissenter. I could get to like Ignatieff if he truly is standing up to these hyenas. And no mention of who will be environment minister, which suggests the speculation about it going to Elizabeth May is still in play. Otherwise it sounds like the usual band of crooks to me.
It's hard to say whether he's truly a dissenter, or simply recognises that as the front-runner in the leadership race, he has nothing to gain by stepping into the spotlight right now. When it comes to the convention in May, Liberals are going to want someone who's as far as possible from this coalition, regardless of whether the Liberals are in power or near extinction at that time. And if elected, he'd have the authority to punt pretty much everyone involved. I'm looking forward to when this group of people start to release their autbiographies a few years, so we can find out what's been going on behind the scenes.
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