OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper's beleaguered Conservative government girded yesterday for an all-out battle to stave off imminent defeat at the hands of a newly minted Liberal-NDP coalition, signalling it might even move to terminate the current session of Parliament to do so. Government supporters said they are planning rallies across the country and will go door-to-door to gather signatures on a petition protesting against the deal that could lead to the Conservatives' ouster as early as next week by a coalition that would make Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion interim prime minister. Rally locations will include Rideau Hall - home of the Governor-General - and Parliament Hill. Sources say broadcast or print advertising is also a possibility. "It's a PR war now," one senior Conservative said.
They're fighting a coalition pact under which the Liberals would share cabinet seats with the New Democratic Party for the first time in history, with Mr. Dion handing over the prime minister's job in May to whichever candidate - Michael Ignatieff, Bob Rae or Dominic Leblanc - wins the Liberal leadership race in May.
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