OTTAWA — Stéphane Dion, the former Liberal leader, says he turned down a proposal from advisors to accuse Prime Minister Stephen Harper of favouring Alberta and the oil sands industry during the 2008 election campaign because he feared it would harm national unity.
In an interview, Mr. Dion went on to criticize New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair’s attempt to blame Alberta’s oil sands sector for causing hundreds of thousands of job losses in Ontario and Quebec.
“Mr. Mulcair’s comments are factually wrong and politically ill-advised. We don’t need another divisive leader — we already have Stephen Harper,” said Mr. Dion, who resigned after losing the 2008 election to Mr. Harper.
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In an interview, Mr. Dion went on to criticize New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair’s attempt to blame Alberta’s oil sands sector for causing hundreds of thousands of job losses in Ontario and Quebec.
“Mr. Mulcair’s comments are factually wrong and politically ill-advised. We don’t need another divisive leader — we already have Stephen Harper,” said Mr. Dion, who resigned after losing the 2008 election to Mr. Harper.
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