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Dion surges to victory, defeating Ignatieff

Stephane Dion, right, is congratulated by Michael Igantieff after winning the Liberal leadership Saturday Stephane Dion, right, is congratulated by Michael Igantieff after winning the Liberal leadership Saturday (CP)

Stéphane Dion is the new leader of the Liberal Party

Unwritten accord was pivotal moment

Stéphane Dion and Gerard Kennedy agreed that when it was clear one of them was not going to win, he would throw his support to the other


A seismic shift for the Liberals

The election of Stéphane Dion as leader heralds a party where big hearts won over big machines, write Brian Laghi and Campbell Clark.


The master of proving people wrong

Daniel Leblanc profiles the new Liberal Leader — an academic turned politician who's not afraid to go against the grain.

 

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