Breaking News: Michael Ignatieff to become leader of the Liberal Party by caucus vote on Wednesday
According to a CTV 's Craig Oliver an announcement will be coming tomorrow that LeBlanc will drop out of the race and throw his support behind Ignatieff. A vote will take place in caucus on Wednesday to put Michael Ignatieff in as leader. Stephane Dion is done. Michael Ignatieff will become parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party and pressure will be placed on Bob Rae to step down as a "team player". Michael Ignatieff seemed to back away from the coalition while leaving it on the table at the same time. He did say he was open to seeing what was in the budget and would make a decision on January 27 on what to do. It will be interesting to see if there is any backlash from the grassroots about not having a say in the process. Another system of voting by phone or online was also proposed. It looks like Ignatieff will be installed leader based on a vote in caucus rubberstamped by the executive. -Darryl
