CBC News is citing unnamed sources to suggest that Liberal Leader Stephane Dion will step down on Monday (October 20).

It raises the question: is Dion too good for the Canadian electorate and the Canadian media?

Let’s look at the evidence.

In the 1990s, he stared down Quebec separatists at a tremendous personal cost to his reputation in his home province.

This year, Dion put forward the largest tax-shifting proposal from a major political party in Canadian history—a proposal that would have enhanced our environment and put money into the pockets of responsible citizens.

Some of his opponents on both sides of the ideological spectrum called it a tax grab and a gas tax, when it wasn't going to increase revenue and it didn't apply to retail gasoline.

Dion chose not to smear his political opponents personally even when given ample opportunity to do so by many interviewers, including myself.

He pointed out that the Conservative campaign against his Green Shift was based on a lie, but most of the public and the media didn't care.

Dion spoke English with a French accent and for that he was clobbered by the Conservative advertising campaign, which pandered to anti-Quebec attitudes.

Stephen Harper's party relied on Republican frat-boy tactics to drive down voter turnout and undermine Canadian democracy.

Most of the public and the media didn't care about that, either.

As a result, we’re stuck with a prime minister who chooses to largely ignore the magnitude of our environmental crises, which will be left in the lap of future generations, including his own children.

Harper’s accomplice in the destruction of Dion—NDP Leader Jack Layton—has ensured that a Dion-like tax shift won’t occur until Canada is subject to trade sanctions by more environmentally responsible countries that are appalled at our conduct.

And within a few months, Canada will likely revert to having a Liberal leader who specializes in realpolitik rather than coming up with solutions to help save the planet.

Canada attracted more than its share of George W. Bush refugees after he was reelected in 2004. Perhaps if Barack Obama wins next month's presidential election, they might decide it's a good time to return home.

I wouldn't be surprised if a few Canadians joined the exodus after what we just witnessed in our recent federal election.