Apparently, they love him there although they don't seem to understand what being a 'perfect' Canadian is all about:Ignatieff is almost the perfect Canadian, even if he has spent most of his adult life abroad: Russian forebears in a country that has no hang-ups about immigrants; a father who was a star Canadian diplomat; an elite education. And, like Max Aitken or Conrad Black, the compulsive need to prove himself in England because Canada was too small. This he did with a remarkable series of interventions, books, broadcasts and lengthy articles trying to make sense of public policy ethics and morality.
Although a star of London left-liberal elites, he sided with Margaret Thatcher over the miners' strike and with George W Bush over Iraq from his perch as director of Harvard's Carr Centre for Human Rights Policy.
Yes, every 'perfect' Canadian longs to follow in the footsteps of snooty Conrad Black. 'Canada is too small' after all for egos like Black's and Ignatieff's that need a larger audience.
We don't need Michael 'Philosopher King' Ignatieff to lead Canadians out of Plato's cave. We've already seen the light while he was busy being adored in Britain and the US.
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