Showdown could prompt Canadian election

The leader of Canada’s main opposition party is set to announce on Monday whether he will seek to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s minority government.

Opposition Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has warned he will try to topple the Conservative government if Thursday’s progress report on the country’s stimulus package didn’t show enough progress in rolling out funds.

Liberal spokeswoman Jill Fairbrother said today that Mr Ignatieff will react to the report and announce his intentions on Monday.

If all three opposition parties vote against the government in sufficient numbers next week, the government would fall, triggering an election.

The opposition New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois say they will vote against the government.