Gilles Duceppe's secret plan to quit politics is bad news for Stephane Dion

Published: October 2, 2007, 9:13 am

La Presse is reporting that Gilles Duceppe is planning to quit politics after the next federal election. Now that Duceppe's intentions are public knowledge, the odds of an election have gone up, and Stephane Dion has to face fighting an election in Quebec without his closest ally in a position to help. Technorati tags: Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Quebecois, Stephane Dion, Liberal Party, Quebec, Canada, Conservative Party, NDP, Pauline Marois, Parti QuebecoisIn my piece about the Bloc Quebecois bluffing about forcing an election, my conclusion was based on the assumption that Gilles Duceppe was not ready to leave politics. To force an election now, when all the indicators suggest that the Bloc Quebecois is going to fare poorly, would end Duceppe's career. So, I figured, the Bloc Quebecois would avoid actually voting against the Throne Speech. I have to backtrack now, because it appears that Gilles Duceppe has already left the building: The leader of the Bloc Quebecois, Gilles

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