Ignatieff heads back to University
Posted January 10, 2010 9:00 am.
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The former University professor says students are the future of Canadian politics and the Liberals need to get to them.
Pundits say it’s part of an effort to re-vitalize the image of the federal Liberal leader after a slide in the polls in both the party numbers and Ignatieff’s own popularity.
The Liberals will also be launching a major new ad campaign in print and on radio.
The Toronto star says details are being released on the same internet sites where opposition has been building to the Prime Minister’s pro-rogation of parliament.
The Facebook site “Get Back To Work” launched by a University of Alberta student has been gaining supporters since it was launched at the end of December and now has more than 136,000 members.
The group planning demonstrations in a number of Canadian cities on Saturday, January 23rd.
