On August 25th, 2009 in Le Devoir Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff denied ever talking about a Coalition: “I have nothing against political arrangements between parties that help a minority Parliament work. I am ready to negotiate with the other parties to move forward legislative projects. But, be careful, I have always talked about arrangements, not about a coalition.”

That is not true. These are the facts:
•    Michael Ignatieff signed his name to the coalition.  He signed his name to the Liberals’ petition that was sent to the Governor General in support of the coalition
•    Ignatieff defended the coalition: “And I stand at one with other parliamentary colleagues in believing that we need to present the alternative of a coalition for Canadians” (Politics, CBC Newsworld, December 5, 2008)
•    After becoming interim-Liberal Leader Ignatieff stood by the coalition agreement. "I'm not going to revisit, revise or seek to revise the coalition agreement that has been made and I won't enter into further hypotheses," he said. "I'm prepared to form a coalition government, and to lead that government and to provide Canada with the security and stability it needs." (Ottawa Citizen, December 11, 2008)
•    Ignatieff made very similar comments in February to what he said yesterday in Le Devoir, hinting that he would form a coalition again if it gave him power: “What I said is that in a future in which there is a possibility of minority governments, I would not exclude making arrangements or agreements, public, transparent agreements, with other parties that will allow me to govern” (Maclean’s, February 16, 2009)
•    It’s clear that Ignatieff still supports “a coalition if necessary, but not necessarily a coalition”.
•    The coalition letter that Ignatieff signed is attached.  His name appears on the last page