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Michael Ignatieff
Michael Ignatieff ponders a question during a news conference April 28, 2011, in Quebec City. Is Quebec steadily drifting towards independence? That’s apparently news to Quebec’s premier.There are some surprised reactions to remarks from ex-Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, who suggested in a BBC interview that Quebec and Canada are almost two separate countries floating towards a breakup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson Paul Chiasson
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The Michael Ignatieff Explanation Tour

’Don’t go into it as naïve as I was’
By Aaron Wherry

The former Liberal leader’s exercise in explanation finishes with the CBC, Global and CTV, where he puts this cap on his politicl career.

“This is a book that says: Look, this is a very tough game. Don’t go into it as naïve as I was,” he told Question Period. “But it also says: Remember what a wonderful thing it is to run for office.”