How to win votes and influence people: Harper versus Ignatieff

The man who is prime minister and the man who would be prime minister are within a few hours of each other in Quebec today and are here, partly I suppose, to win votes and influence people. But both men have taken — um — radically different approaches to that task:

In Montreal, Michael Ignatieff: Holding a “thinkers” conference. Three days of big ideas. Confronting poverty, climate change, the status of women, the productivity challenge. What do we about the jobs of yesterday? About our aging population? Where will the next big idea come from? “Canada has to find its place in this new and changing world.” Need to find government policies to harness our capacity to innovate, to create, to learn. “Canada's leading thinkers and doers are meeting in Montreal this weekend to grapple with the big issues facing the country.”

Meanwhile in Stanstead, Quebec, Stephen Harper: Hey, look over here! A new hockey arena! Named for a famous Canadiens coach!

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