How will the style of new Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff differ from that of Stéphane Dion?
The duty of a leader is to unite the country and we contrast Ignatieff in this regard with Harper, who is a divider. Also, Michael wants us to believe that Canada is capable of greatness in this century. There has not been a sense of possibility [under the Conservatives]. Michael wants to work with the provinces, and with each other, to “think big.” Dion was a formidable intellectual and was extremely committed to two [laudable] things. If you look at his election platform, he focused on the environment and on decreasing poverty. But in the end … his style did not reach out as much. WI: How is the minority government working? The difference between now and eight months ago is that we are controlling the agenda. In the past, Harper could bring forward legislation and, although the Liberals would complain, they would vote for it. Now we are voting against things like that. But, to force an election, all three opposition parties must vote against the government. In the past, the NDP and B
