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Liberals' Trudeau enlists Chretien to attack NDP on unity

HAMILTON 鈥 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has enlisted the support of former prime minister Jean Chretien to accuse the NDP of wanting to make it easier to break up the country.
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and former prime minister Jean Chretien arrive in Hamilion, Ont., on Sunday.

HAMILTON 鈥 Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has enlisted the support of former prime minister Jean Chretien to accuse the NDP of wanting to make it easier to break up the country.

Trudeau told a rally Sunday in Hamilton that NDP Leader Tom Mulcair would put the possibility of Quebec separation back on the table.

Standing alongside Chretien, Trudeau said Mulcair would repeal the Clarity Act, which says any referendum requires a clear majority for separation.

Trudeau said Mulcair believes a single vote 鈥 50 per cent plus one 鈥 should decide whether sa国际传媒 remains united, accusing the NDP leader of playing politics for the sake of gaining a few separatist votes.

Mulcair has dismissed such criticism, saying he has fought for a united sa国际传媒 his whole life but that the Clarity Act doesn鈥檛 spell out what constitutes a majority.

鈥淚鈥檒l let Justin Trudeau continue with his golden oldies tour and bring out Jean Chretien today and start talking about the quarrels of the past,鈥 Mulcair said earlier Sunday after making a senior health-care announcement in Vancouver.

鈥淲e are talking about solving the problems for the future.鈥