http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/12/02/liberals.html

Stéphane Dion is a well-known Quebec Liberal who has overcome great odds to earn the privledge to become the leader of the Liberal party. Although he speaks poor English, he has significant experience in the Liberal party, including various cabinet portfolios. He is known for very clearly stating his positions and being soft-spoken at times.

Can he overcome the Harper government? There is a long history of Canada of Quebecers having great success at becoming Prime Minister. Dion is strong on the environment, which is slowly becoming the most important issue among Canadians. He also has a great amount of experience. With professionals helping Dion on his English, Harper will have his hands full dealing with the Liberal party.

There will definitely be an election soon. Look for the Liberals and another party to bring down the Conservative government in the near future.

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If there is an election, it would probably end up as a Liberal minority, leading to another election AGAIN... Liberals will be strong in their usual places like quebec and Ontario, they suck in western canada. But then again who really cares about the "west" anyway, not the Liberals.

If there is an election, it would probably end up as a Liberal minority, leading to another election AGAIN... Liberals will be strong in their usual places like quebec and Ontario, they suck in western canada. But then again who really cares about the "west" anyway, not the Liberals.

Its not looking too good for Dion and the Liberals. He doesn't seem to be uniting the party, and they don't really seem to be an advocate on any single issue. On the war in Afghanistan the Liberals don't want Canada to extend its commitment in 2009, but the New Democratic party wants an immediate pull-out, which might be more appealing to the anti-war left.

The lower-tax, tough on crime, hawkish, pro-decentralization Conservative party of Stephen Harper seems to be holding its own.

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"The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. " — John Stuart Mill

The Harper Government is winning, and has won. But the Stéphane Dion Government seems like it would work better for the country.

But it's what the people want that matters, right?

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