Posted AT 10:01 PM EDT on 26/03/08
Rev up election plans, Dion urged
DANIEL LEBLANC
From Thursday's Globe and Mail
OTTAWA Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion was challenged by one of his MPs yesterday to “show what he's made of” and kick-start the electoral machine that remains unprepared for a federal election in Quebec.
Liberal MP Raymonde Folco spoke as Mr. Dion prepares for events in Montreal today and tomorrow and as a growing number of Liberals are openly casting doubts on his leadership.
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