Dion will resign, perhaps as early as Thursday. CBC News reports the Toronto Star will publish a story making this claim. That twisted route is so far a dead end, as nothing appears on-line at The Star as yet.

Update: Clearly the rumours were... just that. Mr. Dion will hold a press conference on Monday October 20 at 2pm ET at the National Press Theatre.

In the meantime:

• Knives come out swiftly for Dion (Oct 16, Globe and Mail) Senator David Smith said "Obviously, he will be making some decisions. But everybody should just be very respectful and appreciative of what he did. I don't think anybody should rush into anything"
• Noted Liberal strategist and Jean Chrétien loyalist Warren Kinsella announced on Monday that he was returning to fight with the Liberals once more, which really means: leadership race. Who will the Chrétien-annointed leadership candidate be?
• Des libéraux rêvent à Frank McKenna (Oct 16, Cyberpresse.ca) - Frank McKenna a dream for Liberals - According to information made available to the paper senior Liberal organizers and caucus members have already formed a group working on convincing the former Premier of New Brunswick to return to public life in Ottawa.
• Dion soigne ses plaies (Oct 16, Le Devoir) «Il faut qu'il réfléchisse» - Dion licking his wounds, "He must reflect".

I admire Dion for taking a strong yet unpopular stand on an important issue - climate change. While his decision may become a textbook illustration that stubbornness has no place in a campaign, in reflection we may wish we'd chosen a man who had the courage to stand by his convictions rather than chose expediency.