Life must be a bit bittersweet these days for Stephane Dion. As much as I’m sure he would have liked to have left the leadership of the Liberals under different circumstances, he did so with as much grace as could be mustered under the circumstances. Bob Rae also made a class act exit from the leadership race that cleared the way for the party to put Michael Ignatieff in as ‘interim’ leader. He’ll have to be confirmed at the convention which is still scheduled for May.

Two years ago I was strongly opposed to Ignatieff as leader. My main complaint at the time was that he had not been back in this country long and definitely had little political experience. I support his leadership now. It is clear that Ignatieff has engaged his well known learning and adaptability to have earned that support. I didn’t dislike Ignatieff two years ago, I had been aware of him for some time and had great respect for him as an intellect. I just didn’t think he was ready for political prime time. Read the rest of this entry »