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This just in: Ignatieff makes a decision

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's decision last week to impose the party line and ask his MPs to vote for the Harmonization Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia was an important step for his leadership.

Jake Wright, The Hill Times
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI |
Published: Monday, 12/07/2009 12:00 am EST

TORONTO—Last week's decision by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff to impose the party line and ask his MPs to vote for the Harmonization Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia was an important step for his leadership. His stand is not only the reaffirmation that cheap politics, as adopted by the Ontario Conservatives of Tim Hudak, shouldn't be the standard setting for Canadian politicians, but also a reminder about who's in charge of the Liberal Party. Last week, he asked who was with him and who was with one of the other not-so-hidden potential candidates aiming to replace him.

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This just in: Ignatieff makes a decision

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's decision last week to impose the party line and ask his MPs to vote for the Harmonization Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia was an important step for his leadership.

Jake Wright, The Hill Times
By ANGELO PERSICHILLI | Dec. 07, 2009

TORONTO—Last week's decision by Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff to impose the party line and ask his MPs to vote for the Harmonization Sales Tax in Ontario and British Columbia was an important step for his leadership. His stand is not only the reaffirmation that cheap politics, as adopted by the Ontario Conservatives of Tim Hudak, shouldn't be the standard setting for Canadian politicians, but also a reminder about who's in charge of the Liberal Party. Last week, he asked who was with him and who was with one of the other not-so-hidden potential candidates aiming to replace him.

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