Take a position, lose a candidate

The Liberals have apparently lost a candidate in Quebec.

Liberal election readiness suffered one setback Monday - the resignation of a Quebec candidate over Ignatieff’s stance that Canada should stop exporting asbestos, the lifeblood of Quebec’s Thetford Mines district.

Ignatieff did not back down, saying a Liberal government would help the region develop other job creation possibilities.

More here (en francais).