Stéphane Dion

Stéphane Dion (born 28 September 1955) is a Canadian academic and politician who served under both Paul Martin and Jean Chrétien. He became the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Opposition on December 2, 2006.

Stéphane Dion in 2008

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• I think it's the worst of two worlds because in the current system you choose the best person I'm not sure the prime minister chose the best person. And he cannot claim that it's a democratic process. Really, it's an election that came a very long time ago.
  • On the appointment of Bert Brown to the Senate [1]

• Canada is a country that works better in practice than in theory.
  • As quoted in "One nation or many?" (16 November 2006), The Economist

External links

• Stéphane Dion's Campaign Website