Stephane Dion is facing what appears to be his first divisive issue as Liberal leader. Two clauses in the anti-terror legislation brought in by the Liberals under Chretien are set to expire on March 1st unless renewed by parliament. The two clauses were controversial when the laws were passed which is why the sunset clauses were built in. The left wing members of the party are now pushing for the clauses to be allowed to expire on the basis they are not needed.
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Harper has responded to questions about wether his minority government will respect Bill C-288 which requires him to comply with Kyoto or not by saying he will if it is passed into law. Since he appears to be preparing to be heading into an election at the end of March he’s likely rather confident that the law will die on the order paper when the writ is dropped.
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