Apparently the Liberals cannot do better...

September 1, 2009 - Michael Ignatieff's speech - Liberal Caucus: We can do better :

Stephen Harper doesn’t get it. We do.

For more than a century, we’ve built our prosperity on our natural resources. But if we’re to prosper in the next century, we have to turn our resources into products and technologies the whole world wants to buy.

We can’t get there unless we have the vision and ambition to build a competitive, compassionate future for Canada.We can’t get there unless we open up new markets for Canadian exports in countries like China and India.

We can’t get there with Stephen Harper.

Stephen Harper has been prime minister for four years, and he’s never visited China. We’ll be there next week. After that, we’ll plan a trip to India.

September 2, 2009 - Ignatieff scuttles China visit:

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is cancelling a week-long trip to China
due to his self-declared threat of a fall federal election, The Canadian Press
has learned.