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Stephane Dion has decided not to run a Liberal candidate against Green Party Leader Elizabeth May in the next federal election.
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Liberal sources say the move is intended to demonstrate that Dion is different kind of politician -- a man of principle who believes so strongly in the need for environmental sustainability that he's willing to sacrifice partisanship.
Moreover, Liberals hope the pact will restore some lustre to Dion's credentials as an environmental champion, which Harper's Tories have been chipping away at for the past few months. And they hope the endorsement from a credible environmentalist like May will help the Liberals win back votes that drifted to the NDP in the last election.
However, not all Liberals are happy about the move. Privately, some expressed fear that the pact reinforces a slew of negatives for Dion: that he's weak and needs to be propped up by another party, that he's a one-note leader fixated on climate change, that he's abandoned the political centre and is allying himself with a left-wing, one-issue party.
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Interesting commentary.
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As well, some Liberals are loathe to give up their historic boast that they're a national party that runs candidates in every single riding across the country.
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Wasn't this a criticism of the Canadian Alliance way back when? One seat doesn't mean much IMO, but the claim is still there.
Interesting strategy Mr. Dion....