Canadian Politics: Ignatieff's parachute

The Ignatieff debacle worsens with news that he told the Boston Globe that he would return to Harvard if he loses the election in Canada, thus underscoring his opportunistic commitment to the country of his birth.

Also, there is a 25-page legal opinion (undoubtedly by a Liberal law firm) which states that Ignatieff is a resident of Canada technically. This is important, and ridiculous, only because one must be a resident of Canada in order to run for Parliament.

In his case, one must be a Canadian resident by intention, or by hours, in order to be parachuted into Parliament.

The Potemkin Democracy of Paul Martin strikes again.