Liberal leadership candidates Dominic LeBlanc (right) and Michael Ignatieff chat behind fellow candidate Bob Rae (left) after they announced to throw their support behind Liberal leader Stephane Dion for a coalition government following a caucus meeting on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa Monday Dec. 1, 2008. The Liberals have said they have agreed to form a coalition government with the New Democrats backed by the Bloc Quebecois with Dion as leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tom Hanson