Michael Ignatieff

Interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Leader of the Official Opposition in Canada, Michael Ignatieff appeared at the Ottawa International Writers Festival to launch his book True Patriot Love to a sold out audience, 24 April 2009. He was interviewed on stage by CBC Radio's Adrian Harewood, and he also took off his jacket to get a lesson in masonry from Francis Healy, the mason who is currently repairing the stone walls of the building, Saint Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities. Francis Healy gave Ignatieff a trowel and some grout to fill a gap in a stone joint.