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| − | [[Image:StephaneDion.jpg|right|thumb|Stephane Dion]]'''Stéphane Dion''' is the | + | [[Image:StephaneDion.jpg|right|thumb|Stephane Dion]]'''Stéphane Dion''' is the former leader of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]], the previous majority [[political party]] in [[Canada]]. He supports the [[Kyoto]] protocol, taking firm action against [[Climate Change]] and opposes [[Québec sovereignty]]. He holds both Canadian and [[French]] citizenship. Dion's family even has a [[husky]] named "Kyoto" which they purchased "to cheer themselves up after the Liberals lost the last [2006] election."<ref>http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=09fe377b-49bf-441b-9f23-6efd71abe000&k=50781</ref> In May 1999, Dion was the victim of a pie-in-the-face gag.<ref>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2000/05/17/pie_000517.html</ref> Stéphane Dion has been criticized for being unable to speak fluent [[English]]. |
| − | The Liberal Party lost additional seats in the 2008 Canadian Election, and Dion said that the party lost because he did not get the Liberal message out, and took responsibility saying “If people are asking why, it's because I failed.” Dion | + | The Liberal Party lost additional seats in the 2008 Canadian Election, and Dion said that the party lost because he did not get the Liberal message out, and took responsibility saying “If people are asking why, it's because I failed.” Dion was replaced by Michael Ignatieff in 2008.</ref> |
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Stéphane Dion is the former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, the previous majority political party in Canada. He supports the Kyoto protocol, taking firm action against Climate Change and opposes Québec sovereignty. He holds both Canadian and French citizenship. Dion's family even has a husky named "Kyoto" which they purchased "to cheer themselves up after the Liberals lost the last [2006] election."[1] In May 1999, Dion was the victim of a pie-in-the-face gag.[2] Stéphane Dion has been criticized for being unable to speak fluent English.The Liberal Party lost additional seats in the 2008 Canadian Election, and Dion said that the party lost because he did not get the Liberal message out, and took responsibility saying “If people are asking why, it's because I failed.” Dion was replaced by Michael Ignatieff in 2008.</ref>