Bourque Questions Memory

Then And Now: Coalition

Dan Cook, May 10, 2009 at 9:43 PM EDT

December 1, 2008: "I support the [coalition] accord because it's fiscally responsible, it provides responsible economic leadership in tough times and it also conserves the basic principles of national unity, equality, that our party has always believed in." — Liberal leadership candidate Michael Ignatieff

May 10, 2009: "There was also a question concerning the legitimacy of the coalition that troubled me." And: "I felt it was very difficult to guarantee the necessary political stability during a time of crisis with three partners in a formal coalition," he said. "That was my first doubt. I couldn't guarantee the long-term stability of the coalition under the circumstances." — Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff

Illustration by Anthony Jenkins / The Globe and Mail.

Coalition Games: Michael Ignatieff, the liar?

Monday, May 11, 2009 at 10:36 AM

Comments: 54

To accuse someone of being a liar is not a step lightly taken. But Michael Ignatieff's irreconcilable statements concerning what he said of the coalition and what he thought of the coalition leave little wriggle room.

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