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Who is this serious academic?
Broadcast Date: Oct. 21, 1987
• He served as a national youth organizer for Pierre Trudeau's 1968 election campaign.• His university roommate was future Ontario premier Bob Rae.
• Macleans called him Canada's "Sexiest Cerebral Man" in 2003.
• He turned to politics in 2006, winning a seat in Toronto's Etobicoke-Lakeshore riding.
Who is this serious academic?
• This is Michael Ignatieff, a Canadian writer, historian, university professor and politician. He worked as director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University until 2005, when he accepted a teaching position at the University of Toronto. Soon afterward, he announced his intention to run as a Liberal in the 2006 election. He won the Etobicoke-Lakeshore riding in 2006 and was re-elected in 2008.• Ignatieff's book The Russian Album, which he is discussing in this interview, won the 1987 Governor General's Award for non-fiction.
• Michael's father George was accomplished in politics, serving as Canada's ambassador to Yugoslavia, NATO and the United Nations as well as president of the United Nations Security Council.
Who is this serious academic?
Medium: Television
Program: Midday
Broadcast Date: Oct. 21, 1987
Duration: 6:35
Last updated:
Sept. 1, 2009
Who is this serious academic?.
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Last updated: Sept. 1, 2009.
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