Stphane Dion says Tories will 'spend millions' to 'destroy a man'

Stphane Dion, Liberal MP for Saint-Laurent-Cartierville, says his party wants to fight theConservative's recent attack adswith hope.

"These attack ads are very effective," Dion told CBCs Daybreak on Friday.

"They will spend millions of dollars to destroy a man."

Dion said Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is an optimistic person, and theLiberals plan to focus its campaigning on the skills he would bring to office, rather than spend time attacking other candidates.

As a former Liberal leader, Dionis familiar with the sting of attack ads.

In2007 and 2008, a Conservative campaign branded Dion as a weak leader and took aim at his environmental record.

Dionsaysat that timethe Liberals were not prepared for the attacks.

But now, Dion says his party is ready to fight.

"The difference is this time, we are ready to counter-attack."