Michael Ignatieff's been logging a fair bit of Aeoroplan points lately. A few weeks ago, he made some speeches to groups, both large and small, in Montreal. He came back to Montreal a second time. Now, in Toronto, he's offered an apology to the Jewish community for his tactless remarks about Israel in 2006:
Deputy Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff came to Holy Blossom Temple last night to apologize for having said as a leadership candidate that Israel had committed a "war crime."After being introduced as "a potential future prime minister of Canada," Ignatieff described the 2006 episode as "the most painful experience of my short political career, and it was an error."
He said he's been reaching out to parts of the Jewish community to establish a dialogue since making the comment during an appearance on a Quebec talk show, Tout le monde en parle.
Leadership race anyone?
