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Thread #116631 Message #2508573
Posted By: bobad
05-Dec-08 - 09:08 AM
Thread Name: BS: Wild Canadian Politics
Subject: RE: BS: Wild Canadian Politics
"Sheila Copps says she has talked to "quite upset" Conservatives and there are "backroom moves" on replacing Harper with an interim leader such as Environment Minister Jim Prentice or Defence Minister Peter MacKay. The one-time Liberal deputy prime minister and Ottawa fixture says she's heard Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon would back MacKay.
Copps also said that, while Liberal MPs remain behind the coalition, doubt is surfacing again on whether Stephane Dion should be the one to lead it because he is stepping down in May. "That is certainly in the mix. Is there another scenario for Mr. Dion where he can leave earlier? I know they are being discussed. It's very interesting."
http://www.thespec.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/477298