Canada to Lead Libya Mission / Canada Govt Defeated In Non-Confidence Vote

Matt K. Lewis Senior Contributor
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There have been some interesting back-to-back stories about Canada today…

At 1:10 CNN reported,

Canadian Lt. Gen. Charlie Bouchard will command the NATO military campaign over Libya, CNN has confirmed.

Then, at 2:22 The WSJ reported,

Canada’s ruling minority Conservatives were toppled in a no confidence vote Friday with a historic finding of contempt of parliament against the government, paving the way for the fourth election in seven years…

I’m not saying there’s a connection, but the timing couldn’t be better (or worse)…

Matt K. Lewis