Emerson might quit, sources say

[tuvor]

OTTAWA—Speculation is rising, even among some senior Tories, that International Trade Minister David Emerson could soon decide to resign.

Though Emerson made no public comments yesterday — a day after a scheduled conference call with journalists was called off because "the minister is caught in traffic" — highly placed sources within the Tory caucus were privately musing he may be considering calling it quits.

"Let's put it this way: I wouldn't be at all surprised," said one source.

Another senior Tory who spoke to the former Liberal minister late this week said he appeared dispirited by the controversy surrounding his defection to the Conservatives.

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[daleo]

1. My Canwest paper quoted him today as saying he wouldn't quit

For what it is worth.