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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction

Ignatieff seemed pretty quiet during the coalition drama. I wonder how on board he actually was for it? Unless I missed his input on the matter...

If the Liberals do make a leadership change before January 26th, then I think the coalition idea is dead to them. I think part of the strategy was to use Dion one last time as a sacrificial lamb knowing that he would be stepping down in May. Ignatieff is one of the biggest assets the Liberals have and I can't see them wanting to damage his respect level. If they do, then they are even dumber than I thought... I also can't see Ignatieff willingly doing that to himself.

From the National Post... re: Ignatieff...

Yet throughout the past 10 days, one of the must tumultuous periods in the history of Canadian politics, Mr. Ignatieff has been hard to nail down. He appeared briefly with Bob Rae and Dominic LeBlanc, his rivals for the leadership, to pledge support for the decision to form a coalition to oust the Conservatives, with Mr. Dion at its head. He was physically present in Ottawa, and offered a few nondescript comments when cornered in scrums, but had little to say while the rest of the country was engaging in a fierce debate about the crisis in Ottawa and what it meant for Canada's future.

His name was absent from a tentative list of coalition Cabinet members obtained by National Post columnist Don Martin. At a crucial meeting of the Liberal caucus, we're told, he remained silent. He was the last Liberal to affix his signature to a document attesting support for the coalition, waiting until Mr. Harper was about to meet with Michaelle Jean before finally signing on.

We're told he was uncomfortable with the notion of an alliance with the Bloc Quebecois. Nonetheless, even after Mr. Harper got his stay of execution from Ms. Jean, he indicated it wasn't time yet to disband the coalition, and continued to defend in on the weekend. He also said it would be "appropriate" to have a new leader before Mr. Harper's stay runs out.

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/b...ignatieff.aspx