Liberals Deny Orchard

"Sometimes politics and leadership are all about making tough decisions, and Stephane decided that this was the right decision so he made it,'' Smith said in a telephone interview from Toronto. "We're prepared to bite the bullet to demonstrate that our commitment to increasing our number of women candidates -- particularly well-qualified ones -- is very real.'' Dion was not available for comment. The federal byelection in the northern Saskatchewan riding of Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchhill River is set for March 17. It's one of four in the country to be held on that date. The seat opened when Liberal Gary Merasty, another prominent First Nations leader in the north, left politics last summer. ... http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080104/ndp_mla_080104/20080104

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