Former Harvard professor Michael Ignatieff says he is resigning as the leader of Canada's Liberal Party, after a crushing defeat in the country's general election.
PM Stephen Harper's Conservative Party took 167 seats to win a majority government in Monday's election.
The New Democratic Party (NDP) became the official opposition by claiming 102 seats, while the Liberals took 34.
The election marks the worst defeat in the history of the Liberal Party.
The Liberal Party dropped from 77 seats to 34 in the House of Commons, with Mr Ignatieff even losing his own seat in a suburb of the city of Toronto.
The election marks the first time in Canadian history the Liberal Party did not finish either first or second.
"It's tough to lose like this," Ignatieff said.
"Defeat is a teacher and now we have to learn the lesson of defeat and look at ourselves in the mirror."
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I am really jealous of Canada. They have learned that liberals will destroy a country, unfortunately we have yet to learn that lesson.
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