Liberal Leader Stephane Dion says he will propose amendments to the motion the Conservatives will put forward on the future of Canada's role in Afghanistan.
"You need to be prepared to fight but the combat role is when you are proactively seeking the engagement with the enemy. It's something I have said that we will interrupt in February 2009,'' Dion said Wednesday.
The news comes one day after Prime Minister Stephen Harper warned Dion that the Conservative government was prepared to present a motion extending the combat mission in Afghanistan.
Dion wouldn't speculate over the possibility of an election being triggered over the issue, but said he isn't afraid of going to the polls if it comes to it.
However, CTV News has confirmed that the government will introduce its federal budget on February 26. A vote would follow in early March, creating another chance for an early election.
Harper said he would table the Afghanistan motion on Thursday, and a vote on that motion would also come in March, according to reports. Source...
