Canada's Liberal Party has had to find a new leader earlier than expected, as Stephane Dion has stepped down as a result of the continuing controversy over the coalition of political parties' attempts to put themselves in government directly following a general election.
The new leader is Michael Ignatieff, a person known for his, shall we say, overenthusiastic support for the invasion of Iraq. It makes sense when you see his chart:
Venus-Mars conjunct in Aries, loving the exertion of will through aggression. Sun in strong-willed, bulldozing Taurus in close opposition to a runaway Jupiter in Scorpio. Moon in Aquarius opposite a Saturn-Pluto conjunction in Leo showing a see-saw between emotional detachment and all-consuming fiery passion and the capacity to destroy and tear down rather than create and build.
He has been appointed during the Jupiter-Saturn trine forming a Grand Trine with his Sun and Jupiter square to his Mars, with the Saturn-Uranus opposition squaring his natal Uranus, but also Neptune squaring his Sun and Jupiter. There is a strong element of glorification here, along with tension that could snap. It doesn't bode well, all told.
He has shown his potential for his worse side, now let's see if he can show his potential to be the best of these astrological placements. He certainly has his work cut out for him, let's hope he has some kind of honest personal development relationships in his life to help him lift up from the things that would bring him, and Canada, down.
