Ignatieff’s orders to Grit MPs not to address massive, 16-day Tamil protest in 2009 hurt Liberals in Toronto ridings, say Tamils and Grit MP Karygiannis
An edict from then-Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff disallowing Liberal MPs from speaking at a massive Tamil Canadian protest on Parliament Hill in 2009 shifted thousands of the Tamil community’s votes away from the Liberals in Toronto and contributed to the NDP election of the first Tamil Canadian to Parliament, an outspoken Liberal MP and members of the Tamil community say.
PARLIAMENT HILL – An edict from then-Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff disallowing Liberal MPs from speaking at a massive Tamil Canadian protest on Parliament Hill in 2009 shifted thousands of the Tamil community’s votes away from the Liberals in Toronto and contributed to the NDP elec...
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