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Ignatieff attacks Harper over leaked video

Updated Thu. Sep. 10 2009 6:42 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says a leaked video of a closed-door Tory rally shows that Stephen Harper is a right-wing partisan who wants to crush his political rivals and keep dissenting opinions out of Canada's courts.

Ignatieff said the prime minister is a two-faced politician who doesn't respect Canada's social institutions and only shows his true colours when he thinks nobody is watching.

* WATCH: Cell phone video of closed-door speech

"There have always been two Harpers," Ignatieff said on Thursday, a day after the video was leaked to the media.

"The real Harper always comes out when he thinks he can't be heard."

In the video, shot last week during a fiery campaign-style speech to a group of Tory faithful, Harper says that over four years, his government has managed to keep "left-wing ideologues" from becoming powerful judges.

Additionally, Harper talks about ending the Court Challenges Program, which he said gave "left-wing fringe groups" a legal platform. He also says the government will try to ice the federal Gun Registry for good.

Finally, Harper states that the next election offers Canadians two simple choices: a Conservative government or a Liberal government propped up by the NDP and the Bloc Quebecois.

"Let me be clear about this: We need to win a majority in the next election campaign," says Harper.

"I am not just saying that because we need a few more seats. We saw what happened last year. Do not be fooled for a moment. If we do not get a majority, the Liberals, the NDP, and the Bloc will combine and they will form a government."

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