Stephen Harper has asked Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean not to attend the Paralympic Games in Beijing, in a move further suggesting the prime minister will pull the plug on his current minority government and trigger a federal election. ...full story at cbcnews
from cbcnews on Wed, Aug 27 2008
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