’We should encourage more of these types of people’

Somewhat surprising paragraph from the definitive Zoomer profile of Michael Ignatieff.

Still, even those from opposing sides are excited by his political career thus far. "It’s fantastic when people who are accomplished and have a track record of success make this transition," says Jaime Watt, a political strategist and former senior communications adviser for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. "We should encourage more of these types of people to enter public service. There’s been a fundamental shift in the electorate. We’re in an economic situation we’ve never been in before, and people want solutions that we’ve never had before. It’s a post-partisan world."