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Ignatieff decries ‘unprecedented’ Tory attack on his family
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Mar 20, 2011 01:51pm |
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| Author | Steven Chase |
| Media | Newspaper - Toronto Globe and Mail |
| News Date | Sunday, March 20, 2011 07:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Stephen Harper is taking aim at Michael Ignatieff’s family history, using a Conservative Party-backed website to attack the Liberal Leader’s account of how his father emigrated to Canada.
The Tories are criticizing Mr. Ignatieff’s retelling of how his family struggled as immigrants from Russia, suggesting the Liberal chief’s parents were richer than he admits.
The ploy has infuriated the Liberal Leader, who used an interview with CTV’s Question Period Sunday to call the Conservative attack a distortion of the truth that crosses the line.
“My family lost everything in the Russian revolution. They started over again in Canada. They came here with nothing,” Mr. Ignatieff said. “My dad laid [railway] track in British Columbia. He put himself through university. He lived the immigrant story.”
It’s not the first time the Tories have launched a personal campaign against Mr. Ignatieff. Several years ago they questioned his commitment to Canada with TV ads noting he lived outside this country for more than 30 years. |
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