Ignatieff’s high-stakes move could end his career, but he had no choice

Michael Ignatieff wants to regain the status of the leader of the official opposition and marginalize the role of the NDP and, to a lesser degree, the Bloc Québécois.

TORONTO—Liberal Party Leader Michael Ignatieff's decision to withdraw his party's support for Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government is a highly dangerous move that might end his political career. But it had to be done.

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