Michael Ignatieff’s weighty autumn
By Paul Wells - Friday, September 25, 2009 - 108 Comments
Somewhere in the office of the leader of the Opposition, I feel sure, there is a DVD of season three of The West Wing
“I stand between you and your dinner,” Michael Ignatieff told a crowd gathered for lunch, which is sort of like dinner, at the Toronto Hilton. “And you’re going to be a little hungrier by the time I get through.”
Ah. This was the Liberal leader explaining the effect of his own presence. It’s the same Michael Ignatieff who likes to punctuate his remarks with asides like, “You know, I’m a pragmatic fellow.” He is an illuminated manuscript come to life, or at least partway. He began with this warning about the still-distant meal, whichever one it might be, because he planned to give us a “more substantive” speech than the audience might be used to. Continue…
