Christmas Letters: Michael Ignatief
Yesterday I posted an exclusive copy of Stephen Harper's Christmas letter. Today, a draft of Michael Ignatieff's, obtained from my OLO contacts. I publish it here so that those of you not on Michael's Christmas card list can get a look.
Salutations my Canadian friends,
Isaiah Berlin once proclaimed “philosophers are adults who persist in asking childish questions” – over the past year, I have found that the same could be said about politicians in question period. There, now that I have successfully lightened the mood with a joke, allow me to recap 2009 as is custom to do in these letters.
In May I was named Liberal Party leader, following in the footsteps of many great men, and my predecessor Stephane Dion. I owe a special thanks to my good friend Bob and (NOTE: Can someone in the Liberal research bureau please find the name of the other chap in that race and insert here) for stepping aside.
I immediately placed the Prime Minister on probation, then on double probation. I flirted briefly with the idea of upping this to triple probation, but after wafer-gate and the Iqauluit typo, I felt the time was right to strike. As Machiavelli said “It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver”, so I concocted a clever plan, whereby I would reveal a bold policy vision to Canadians, letting voters know where I stand involving special committees, EI reports, and opposition days. Alas, I was foiled by Jack Layton! Foiled by Jack Layton – what an ignominious fate, would you not agree?
On a personal note, I’ve enjoyed spending time eating my double-double at Tim Hortons, as I watch the Canadians and Maple Leaves duel it out for hockey supremacy, eh?
In conclusion, let me leave you and your family with a quote from one of my favorite philosophers, Michael Ignatieff – “Patriotism is a strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted”.
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, Joyeux Noel, Sincerely yours,
Michael Ignatieff
Salutations my Canadian friends,
Isaiah Berlin once proclaimed “philosophers are adults who persist in asking childish questions” – over the past year, I have found that the same could be said about politicians in question period. There, now that I have successfully lightened the mood with a joke, allow me to recap 2009 as is custom to do in these letters.
In May I was named Liberal Party leader, following in the footsteps of many great men, and my predecessor Stephane Dion. I owe a special thanks to my good friend Bob and (NOTE: Can someone in the Liberal research bureau please find the name of the other chap in that race and insert here) for stepping aside.
I immediately placed the Prime Minister on probation, then on double probation. I flirted briefly with the idea of upping this to triple probation, but after wafer-gate and the Iqauluit typo, I felt the time was right to strike. As Machiavelli said “It is double pleasure to deceive the deceiver”, so I concocted a clever plan, On a personal note, I’ve enjoyed spending time eating my double-double at Tim Hortons, as I watch the Canadians and Maple Leaves duel it out for hockey supremacy, eh?
In conclusion, let me leave you and your family with a quote from one of my favorite philosophers, Michael Ignatieff – “Patriotism is a strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted”.
Michael Ignatieff
posted by calgarygrit at
8:00 AM
8 Comments:
He should probably cut out that "on probation" part. Ouchies.
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Sean Cummings, at 8:21 AM
LOL. Love the quotes and gratuitous canadiana references.
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Anonymous, at 2:36 PM
Can't wait for greetings from Talaban Jack.
The Greens (E. May) will indeed be interesting with Global Warming being proven wrong and nothing but a money grab.
Keep up the balanced opinions.
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Clown Party, at 3:11 PM
love it too funny!!!!!!!!!
fh
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Anonymous, at 6:31 PM
what about double secret probation?
Looking forward to Layton's and if I have been a really good boy May's Christmas letters.
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Dan-O, at 7:55 PM
When circulating the Christmas letters, please don't forget Gilles. (You'll have to translate for us anglos.) At election time I always look forward to GD's appearance in the English lang. debate because he has the enviable freedom to say almost anything; his pithy digs at the three stooges make me laugh out loud.
Also, do you think you might get your hands on the leaders' letters to Santa/Pere Noel?
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Anonymous, at 11:02 PM
Too funny "… eating my double-double…" and "… following in the footsteps of many great men, and my predecessor Stephane Dion."
I think Ignatief would be more careful than Harper to not use American spelling. He would insist on a 'u' in favourite.
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