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. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

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.

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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves Number 10 Downing Street to make his way to his weekly Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on November 25, 2009 in London, England. The Government has today launched a new strategy to teach all schoolchildren that domestic violence against women is unacceptable.
  3. NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Britain's leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Women, Harriet Harman, attends a cabinet meeting November 20, 2009 in Nottingham, England. The Cabinet met in Nottingham today in a regional away-day for Gordon Brown's ministers who have gathered in the city after a series of stops across the East Midlands, which took in the cities of Derby, Leicester and Lincoln Harman, one of Britain's most senior government ministers, is due to be prosecuted for motoring offences, including using a mobile phone while driving.
  4. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 20: Leader of The House of Commons Harriet Harman leaves home on November 20, 2009 in London. Mrs Harman faces charges relating to a driving incident on July 3, 2009 and could face prosecution for driving without due care and attention and driving while using a handheld mobile phone.
  5. LONDON - NOVEMBER 18: 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.
  6. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 13: Labour supporters celebrate winning the Glasgow North East by-election in the SECC on November 13, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. The seat became vacant after the resignation of former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin, due to the Westminster expenses scandal.
  7. 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 and daughter Jemima 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.
  8. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 10: A manwalks past the local shops in Sighthill, which is part of Glasgow North East constituency November 10, 2009 in Glasgow, Scotland. Candidates are entering their final week of campaigning for the seat made vacant by former Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, who resigned in June due to his role in the MP's expenses row.

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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. A worker prepares the House of Commons for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
  4. A page arranges a desk in the House of Commons in preparation for the return of the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa September 10, 2009. Parliamentarians will return from their summer break on September 14.
  5. Canada's Minister of Labour Rona Ambrose speaks to the media following Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 30, 2009.
  6. Canada's Minister of the Environment Jim Prentice speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 30, 2009.
  7. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) receives a standing ovation from his caucus during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 30, 2009.
  8. Canada's Minister of National Defence Peter MacKay speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa November 30, 2009.
  9. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) delivers a statement with Liberal Member of Parliament Marc Garneau following a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 7, 2009. Ignatieff named Garneau as his new Quebec lieutenant.
  10. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) is flanked by Liberal MPs Marc Garneau (L) and Pablo Rodriguez as he delivers a statement following a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 7, 2009. Ignatieff named Garneau as his new Quebec lieutenant.
  11. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (L) receives a standing ovation from his caucus during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa October 6, 2009.
  12. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) blows a kiss to a supporter during his party biennial convention at the Convention Center in Quebec City, October 4, 2009.
  13. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) blows a kiss to a supporter during his party biennial convention at the Convention Center in Quebec City, October 4, 2009.
  14. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) looks at his wife Zsuzsanna Zsohar (L) as she touches his face during the party biennial convention at the Convention Center in Quebec City, October 4, 2009.
  15. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) and his wife Zsuzsanna Zsohar (L) wave to supporters during the party biennial convention at the Convention Center in Quebec City, October 4, 2009.
  16. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) shakes hands with a supporter during his party biennial convention at the Convention Center in Quebec City, October 4, 2009.

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