OTTAWA - A crucial vote is expected in the Commons this week to extend Canada's mission in Afghanistan.
The vote is expected Thursday, but it's already clear that the Opposition Liberals don't have plans to topple the minority Conservative government over it.
As Liberal leader Stephane Dion put it, Canadians don't want an election between "a snowstorm and Easter."
The motion would extend Canada's military mission in Kandahar to July 2011, but would refocus that mission on training Afghan military and police forces, as well as reconstruction and aid efforts.
The vote is expected to be the last confidence hurdle Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Tories will face before MPs return for their ridings for a two-week break.
The Liberals have given up their opposition day in the Commons this week so they can continue debating the Afghan mission.
