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| Marc Garneau bows out of Liberals' leadership race in Canada | Marc Garneau bows out of Liberals' leadership race in Canada |
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| The former astronaut Marc Garneau said on Wednesday he was dropping out of the leadership race for the Liberal party of Canada because the eldest son of the late prime minister Pierre Trudeau was the overwhelming favourite. | The former astronaut Marc Garneau said on Wednesday he was dropping out of the leadership race for the Liberal party of Canada because the eldest son of the late prime minister Pierre Trudeau was the overwhelming favourite. |
| Garneau said he was endorsing 41-year-old Justin Trudeau, who has been a member of parliament since 2008. | Garneau said he was endorsing 41-year-old Justin Trudeau, who has been a member of parliament since 2008. |
| Trudeau is widely expected to be voted leader of a party which has dominated Canada for much of the last century but which was relegated to third-party status in the last election. Seven candidates remain. The successful candidate will be announced on 14 April. | |
| "I believe in maths. I'm not into denial. The numbers indicate very clearly that Justin is the overwhelming favourite," Garneau said. | "I believe in maths. I'm not into denial. The numbers indicate very clearly that Justin is the overwhelming favourite," Garneau said. |
| Garneau, 64, a participant in three Nasa space shuttle flights, and a member of parliament since 2008, previously criticised Trudeau for being inexperienced and short on policy. | Garneau, 64, a participant in three Nasa space shuttle flights, and a member of parliament since 2008, previously criticised Trudeau for being inexperienced and short on policy. |
| Pierre Trudeau, who died at 80 in 2000, was prime minister for almost all of a 16-year stretch from 1968-84. Sweeping to power on a wave of support nicknamed "Trudeaumania," he had a charisma reminiscent of another young, dashing politician who had captivated the US eight years earlier – John F Kennedy. Trudeau's sophisticated, sometimes irreverent, style captivated his country. | Pierre Trudeau, who died at 80 in 2000, was prime minister for almost all of a 16-year stretch from 1968-84. Sweeping to power on a wave of support nicknamed "Trudeaumania," he had a charisma reminiscent of another young, dashing politician who had captivated the US eight years earlier – John F Kennedy. Trudeau's sophisticated, sometimes irreverent, style captivated his country. |
| • This article was amended on 15 March 2013. The original said the Liberal Party of Canada was regulated to third-party status in the last election. This has been corrected to say relegated to third-party status. |