Sunday, November 16, 2008

Kennedy supporters now backing Ignatieff

CTV News has learned that four key Liberals who had supported former Ontario education minister Gerard Kennedy during the last Liberal leadership race are now backing Michael Ignatieff.

Kennedy himself is remaining neutral. But MPs Navdeep Bains, Mark Holland and Mario Silva -- and former MP Omar Alghabra -- are now supporting Ignatieff, according to party insiders.

In the last leadership convention, Bains had influence over about 250 delegates, who backed Kennedy.

Sources told CTV News the four Liberals met with Ignatieff on Saturday.

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