Michael Ignatieff: Quebec

The Canadian Press Dept: OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff has clarified he doesn't actually believe Quebec's secession from Canada is inevitable, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "Nothing is inevitable in politics and nothing would be so undesirable as separation," Ignatieff said in an email to The Canadian Press and michael Ignatieff ponders a question during a news conference April 28, 2011, in Quebec City. Is Quebec steadily drifting towards independence? That's apparently news to Quebec's premier.There are some surprised reactions to remarks from ex-Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, who suggested in a BBC interview that Quebec and Canada are almost two separate countries floating towards a breakup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.