So assuming Ignatieff goes beyond 'interim' status, he'll be the first leader of one of the two major political parties to hold a seat in Ontario since Pearson (Turner held a seat in Ottawa in the 1970s, but not while he was party leader, . And unless I'm missing someone, he'd be the first leader of one of those two parties to hold a seat in Toronto since Alexander MacKenzie. That's kinda surprising; that our largest city hasn't produced a major party leader for almost 130 years.
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