I don't personally think that any of the party leaders have the stones to trigger an election this spring. That being said, the Conservatives are going to make sure that they're ready when the writ is dropped.

The Conservative party intends to run TV attack ads against new Liberal leader Stephane Dion, CTV News has learned.

Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenny will hold a briefing tomorrow in Ottawa to unveil the ads that mock Dion's leadership abilities and his environmental record, sources say.

Party insiders say the Conservatives will buy TV spots during the Super Bowl and other prime time slots for maximum impact. [...]

One of the ads is a clip from the Liberal leadership campaign.

"You don't know how hard it is to set priorities," Dion states in one ad as a perplexed Ignatieff looks on, according to a Tory source.

Another ad mocks Dion's failure as environment minister to meet the Kyoto climate change targets.

"We didn't get it done." Deputy Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says to Dion in an exchange taken from the Liberal leadership race.

Tory MPs roared when the ads were played for them at the caucus retreat.

"They are all Liberals in the ads and they are quite funny," one Tory MP said.

It is not known how much the ads will cost but the Conservative Party is flush with money compared to cash-strapped Liberal Party.

Now before any Liberal's start bitching and moaning about "dirty politics", I'd like to point out two things.

The first point being these attack ads only use direct quotes from Stephane Dion that were made on national television. The second point speaks for itself in this blatant Liberal fear-mongering:

'Nuff said!
UPDATE:View the Video and Analysis Here!

Labels: Conservative Party, Liberal Party, Michael Ignatieff, politics, Stephane Dion