It was a humbling election night for Michael Ignatieff and the Liberals as they watched Prime Minister Stephen Harper win a Conservative majority while NDP Leader Jack Layton propelled his party into official opposition status. It was the Liberal Party's worst defeat, winning only 34 seats. Ignatieff, who lost his Toronto seat, told party supporters not to feel defeated after such a hard fought campaign. (Ignatieff announced May 3rd that he was quitting politics.)

Date: 2011-05-02
Placeline: TORONTO, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 17 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << there should be no tears there should be Pride for what we fought for for what we believed for our faith in the great traditions of this party they've inspired me since I was a young man they will inspire me for the rest of my life >>

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