On climate change, where exactly is Iggy? Redux

The environment vote is a rich vein for the opposition to mine, especially as the current government has for all intents and purposes vacated the field. To date, Michael Ignatieff has not stepped up to the plate.

If a week is a long time in politics, nine months is an eternity. That's how long it's been since former Green Files columnist Aaron Freeman wrote a piece with the above headline, yet in the public's eyes Michael Ignatieff is still largely missing in action on climate change.

A lot has happened in nine months. Ignatieff was confirmed as leader of the Liberal party. He then issued an election threat, maintaining that his party could...