Michael Ignatieff: Bob Rae

Liberal Leader Dept: The former Liberal leader was forced to backpedal Tuesday after his prediction of Canada's eventual breakup was repudiated by federalist allies, the party he used to lead and, most directly, by his former college roommate, old friend and erstwhile leadership rival, Bob Rae, according to CTV. In an attached letter to the editor of the Globe and Mail newspaper, Ignatieff proclaimed his unwavering belief in Canadian unity and mONTREAL Michael Ignatieff has clarified he doesn't actually believe Quebec's secession from Canada is inevitable. "Nothing is inevitable in politics and nothing would be so undesirable as separation," Ignatieff said in an email to The Canadian Press. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.