Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff will begin the country's 41st general election campaign and his first campaign as a party leader in Ottawa with rally. He'll then head to Montreal and be there overnight Saturday. As Ignatieff heads to the province of Quebec, he'll be greeted by the news that his candidate in the riding of Quebec, currently held by Bloc Quebecois MP Christiane Gagnon, has packed it in on the very day the Harper government fell:
Coup de théâtre dans la circonscription de Québec où Anne Gagné, candidate libérale désignée depuis le 14 décembre 2009, a jeté l’éponge avant même le déclenchement officiel du scrutin fédéral.
La nouvelle, tombée hier matin, est d’autant plus surprenante que Mme Gagné fut omniprésente au cours de différents événements publics des 15 derniers mois. Elle y affichait systématiquement son goût d’en découdre électoralement, le plus rapidement possible, avec la députée bloquiste sortante Christiane Gagnon, élue à Québec depuis 1993.
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You mean to tell me that the Liberals lost a candidate in a riding they finished 3rd in during the last federal election, collecting only 10% of the vote?…STOP THE PRESSES!
I think when people refer to the right-wing blog-o-sphere as a giant conservative party stooge that creates fictional narratives to serve their own political aims, they are referring to you David
Given Ignatieff's presser today in the foyer he is in for a world of hurt. His arrogance was on full display for all to see. After 36 days of watching Ignatieff's eyebrows in revolt, licking his lips, his eyelids blinking and his grinch like smile we will have a repeat of the Liberal defeat in the 84 election.
Akin post the foyer presser. It is great entertainment as Ignatieff twists and turns on the coalition question. Even the Star (Tonda McCharles) was incredulous at his none answer.