Michael Ignatieff only has one major problem.
And, as I’ve said before, it’s not a Denis Coderre problem. It’s not even a Quebec problem, as rightly pointed out by the Globe and Mail. It’s a Michael Ignatieff problem. The man quite simply doesn’t have it. He comes off, to me at least, as very awkward, even bordering on uncomfortable. Which, considering we’re now 10 months into his rule as party leader, is… well… not good.
On top of the fact we still have absolutely no idea what this man’s about, this oppose everything mentality that he’s apparently got going for him may or may not actually be in question. It should be questioned, considering the only thing it’s gotten the liberals to this point is 13 points behind the conservatives. The National Post suggests that, even if Ignatieff himself isn’t contemplating no longer taking over the NDP’s role as the party of not conservative, certain persons inside his party might be.
The Globe puts out yet another valid point on the side of why that is, suggesting–and rightly so–that the reason for such a wide gap between the two parties is retaliation for his failed attempts to bring down Stephen Harper’s government. It wasn’t any secret that was his intent–one didn’t have to pay much attention to the headlines to see that. And the move’s popularity is reflected in where the liberals now sit in relation to everyone else. Not that the liberals need any more proof that Canadian voters quite simply do not want to have to vote for a second time in a year, but just in case they did, this should satisfy that need. If Ignatieff hated having to threaten another election, as he said he did, he has to be hating it now with the party he’s opposing–or maybe not–on prinsiple on the verge of majority territory. Personally, the opinionated fool looks for the NDP and liberals to shore up support for the conservatives in coming months, leaving the Blocke Quebecois the only party to provide any opposition–and, with that, the only party with something to lose who’s at risk of actually losing it.
