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Grit leader Stéphane Dion, who last Tuesday led his team to one of its worst electoral showings since Confederation, has announced that he will resign as head of the Liberal Party of Canada effective May 2009. Thus begins a leadership race in which high-profile Toronto MPs Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae are considered front-runners, and that could draw in GTA Liberal luminaries including—but certainly not limited to—former provincial education minister Gerard Kennedy, hockey great Ken Dryden, former federal immigration minister Joe Volpe, and lawyer Martha Hall Findlay. Be sure to check Torontoist later in the week for a rundown of the possible local contenders for the Liberal throne.

I don't know, I only came close. I can at least tell you that practice has nothing to do with it. I'd practiced my speech a lot.

But all agreed one thing: "Liberals, we need to get back to power as soon as possible."

In the last week three big names in the Liberal leadership race, former deputy PM John Manley, ambassador Frank McKenna and former Newfoundland premier and Captain Canuck Brian Tobin have dropped out. Frank McKenna put it best "I reminded myself this week of my vow upon leaving office - that having escaped the trap, I wouldn't go back for the cheese." He also pointed out that being Liberal Leader means pretty good odds that you'll eventually be PM and that, in fact, there's only been one Liberal leader who didn't eventually become PM.

It appears as if most Canadians got what they wanted last night, with the Conservatives achieving a minor minority and PM Paul Martin effectively resigning.