liberal platform

The most telling moment in Michael Ignatieff’s launch event for the full Liberal platform today in Ottawa came in an off-the-cuff comment he made after a video presentation on the party’s education policy.

For those of us who are interested in such things, here are the democratic reforms promised by the Liberals.

Must-reads: Andrew Cohen on the meaning of Scotiabank Place; Jeffrey Simpson and John Ivison on the Liberal platform; Jonathan Kay on the new racism; Konrad Yakabuski on the arts funding fallout in Quebec.

UPDATE: And a mere two and a half hours later, we’re told that John Baird – yes, John Baird, not Jason Kenney – will offer his slightly delayed reaction to the Liberal platform at 3:30 p.m. The bad news? He’s doing it out at Lancaster Road, so presumably, they don’t actually want reporters there — other than the duty cameras from the two news networks, which will probably run the post-rant Q&A live, at least. But where is Jason Kenney? Isn’t he the go-to guy for the Permanent Tax on Everything? Don’t tell me they’re actually going to debate the Liberal proposals on an environmental basis, are they?