Dion wins Liberal leadership

In his first news conference since winning the federal Liberal leadership, Stéphane Dion described himself as a 'proud Quebecer' who is more than just a single-issue politician. The way to his selection was paved by a deal with future party leader hopeful Gerard Kennedy.

Dion's going to have quite a hill to climb. Dion, a former environment minister, was chosen leader after storming from behind to defeat front-runner Michael Ignatieff in a drama-filled four-ballot convention that wrapped up in Montreal late Saturday.

Former Liberal leadership hopefuls Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae indicated Sunday that they still plan to run for the party in the next election despite losing the leadership to Stéphane Dion.