Four Questions with Michael Ignatieff

Yesterday I had an opportunity to ask a couple of questions of the leader of the official opposition, Michael Ignatieff. The first question I asked was, would you be willing to form a coalition government in order to get good legislation passed. Mr Ignatieff was relatively cryptic in his answer, which was to the effect [...]

Ignatieff and the Liberal Express Back on the Road

This guy simply cannot catch a break; today the federal Liberal tour bus broke down with Michael Ignatieff on board. Not only did it break down but it was repaired at a shop called Harper’s Diesel. Does it get any richer than that?

Ignatieff Keeping Leader’s Seat Warm for Trudeau?

In a recent blog post on Langley Politics Dotcom Jordan Bateman and Sam “Politics” Kirk, were musing about Justin Trudeau’s leadership potential. They wonder if Ignatieff is simply keeping the Liberal leadership seat warm while the young Trudeau gains political experience. They add into that mix Gerard Kennedy as the brains of the “new” federal Liberal Party with Justin [...]

Liberals and New Democrats Holding Uber-Secret Merger Talks

Late this afternoon I received an email news alert from the CBC that said the federal Liberals and the NDP insiders are actually talking about a merger of some sorts. Apparently senior insiders with the federal Liberals and New Democrats have been holding secret talks about merging their parties to form a new entity to take on the [...]

Harper Conservatives and Ignatieff Liberals Support Chrysotile Institute

At the same time that they are cutting funding from womens’ groups and aboriginal healing programs, the Harper Conservatives see fit to give $250,000 of taxpayer money to the Chrysotile Institute (formerly called the Asbestos Institute), a group that promotes the use of asbestos in developing countries. Health authorities say the Chrysotile Institute’s information is [...]