Opposition leader Stéphane Dion has revealed a bold new plan for the environment, but it also encompasses financial matters. Basically, the newly-released Liberal proposal is the blueprint for their election platform — whenever an election comes to pass.

Dion has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged Prime Minister Stephen Harper to debate his bold new plan, versus what the Conservatives are offering as an environmental fix for the planet. At this point, Harper has not responded, and I don’t expect him to — not outside the hostile environment of parliament. Dion wants what he described as an adult debate — one-on-one — so Canadians may decide for themselves which plan they deem to be the better way to go.

Do you think this is a good idea — a televised debate between the two leaders? And, do you think it will happen?