Stéphane Dion's ultimatum

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September 13, 2007 - Stéphane Dion says the Liberal Party will vote to defeat the government unless the Speech from the Throne addresses four key issues. The government will be defeated if it loses the Throne Speech vote in October.

Dion says that in order to guarantee Liberal Party support of the Throne Speech, the government must:

1. Immediately inform NATO that Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan will end in 2009
2. Table the Clean Air and Climate Change Act in the next Parliamentary session
3. Put forward a "real" economic plan
4. Put forward a credible plan to address poverty

All three political parties must vote against the Throne Speech in order to defeat the government.

Stephen Harper has already committed to a vote in the House of Commons on extending the Afghan mission, and he unlikely to commit the government to any policy beforehand, putting him at odds with Dion's first demand.

Like the Liberal Party, the Bloc Québécois has also promised to defeat the government if it doesn't commit to ending the mission in Afghanistan.

The NDP also want the government to pull out of Afghanistan, but so far have not threatened to defeat the government over the issue.

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