Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.

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  7. LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: Secretary of State for Business Peter Mandelson, Justice Secretary Jack Straw and Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman attend the State Opening of Parliament on November 18, 2009 in London, England. Queen Elizabeth II unveiled the Government's legislative programme in a speech delivered from the Throne in The House of Lords. This new session of Parliament will only last until the general election which has to be called by June 3, 2010.
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  10. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 11: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 48 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow MP, daughter Jemima Bercow and wife Sally Illman attend the Armistice Day service at Westminster Abbey on November 11, 2009 in London, England. The service is being held to commemorate the passing of a generation who fought in WWI. The last remaing veterans, William Stone, Henry Allingham and Harry Patch, all died this year.

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  1. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff stands to vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 18, 2009. As expected, Canada's minority Conservative government easily survived a budget vote on Friday with the help of two opposition parties.
  2. Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe speaks in the House of Commons during Question Period in Ottawa Tuesday Sept. 15 , 2009. Duceppe said his party will vote for the government's key budget bill Friday because there is nothing inherently wrong with it.
  3. Former Canadian Olympian Barbara Ann Scott carries the Olympic Torch in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009.
  4. Former Canadian Olympian Barbara Ann Scott carries the Olympic Torch in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009.
  5. Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009.
  6. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009.
  7. Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay pauses while speaking during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009.
  8. Canada's Defence Minister Peter MacKay speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa December 10, 2009.
  9. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe (L) speaks with former Quebec's Premier Bernard Landry during the Moulin a Parole, a 24-hour long series of public readings, on the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, September 13, 2009. The event was held to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the battle of the Plains of Abraham.
  10. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 5, 2009.
  11. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe stands to vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 1, 2009. Canada's ruling Conservatives, well ahead of their rivals in the polls, survived a non-confidence motion in Parliament over their handling of the economic crisis.
  12. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 30, 2009.
  13. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 29, 2009.
  14. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 28, 2009.
  15. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe stands to vote in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 18, 2009. As expected, Canada's minority Conservative government easily survived a budget vote on Friday with the help of two opposition parties.
  16. Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa September 17, 2009.

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