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2 18 stouffville suntribune thursday jan 26 2006 york mps touted as possible liberal leaders buzz surrounds stronach bevilacqua by lisa queen and caroline grech staff writers backbench opposition mp on the business cards of political star belinda stronach youve got to be kidding even before defeated prime minister paul martin had finished telling canadi ans monday night he is stepping down as liberal leader the name of the new marketaurora mp was being bandied about as a possible successor on the heels of her decisive victory over rival lois brown ms stronach isnt dismissing a bid for the party leader ship tm young ive got a lot of energy left and a lot of passion left and ive got a lot i wish to contribute she said yesterday at the same time she tempered her comments with reminders mr martin hasnt vacated the leaders post yet i would take my direction from him i think its fair to say i want to be part of the team that rebuilds the party said ms stronach who lost a bid for the con servative leadership to stephen harper in 2004 ms stronach is not the only york region liberal apparently pondering a leadership bid vaughan mp maurizio bevilacqua is also part of the buzz according to belinda stronach newmarket- aurora mp wants to help rebuild liberal party vaughankingaurora mpp greg sor- bara a longtime provincial organizer mr bevilacqua who could not be reached for comment has been men tioned both by the globe and mail and cbc as a possible replacement for mr martin there certainly has been talk of both of them ms stronach and mr bevilacqua said mr sbrbara adding liberal phones have been ringing off the hook the last few days with chitchat of possible candidates my own sense is there will be a rela tively long list of candidates belinda is a natural choice belinda stlkeoijt dinins room reserve now for valentines day y r bowl party in the lounge feb 5 with complimentary hors d oeuvres miff join us for brunch every sunhay 10 am- 2 pm specializing in steak prime rib 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