From your transcript: "I would like to hear you speak about the future of the G8" asks the reporter. Those arguing that mentioning Ignatieff in this context was extraneous to the question are WRONG, IMO. • Ignatieff was shown in a CTV clip, either prior to or after his Isaiah Berlin lecture in London, commenting on the "forest of institutions," like the G8, the G20, the UN, the IMF, the World Bank. Some refocussing or redefining of the G8 itself is needed, according to Ignatieff. Check the CTV newsite for this clip: "G8 summit : CTV News Channel: Gordon Smith, University of Victoria, on what's being achieved at the G8" • Information was given to the PM that Ignatieff said Canada might be excluded from such redefinition. • When asked about "the future of the G8" the PM of course responded to the alleged Ignatieff comment, which had to do exactly with that: "the future of the G8." While I commend you, Mr. Akin, for providing the transcript of that exchange, I disagree with you when you say "The attack on Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff came, unprompted by reporters I should point out." [my emphasis] Granted, the PM was NOT asked explicitly to comment on what Ignatieff had said, but what Ignatieff had said was indeed pertinent to the question: "the future of the G8" and Canada's role within it. There have been many instances of Harper opponents saying Canada is no longer a world player, that Canada's influence on the world stage has been diminished etc. Ignatieff's alleged comment was another such belittling of Canada's world stature, and the PM addressed that. Now, in my non-priestly function, I absolve the PM for bringing up Ignatieff's alleged comment. And I commend him for immediately apologizing for mistakenly attributing those comments to him. Both the PM and Mr. Soudas have hopefully learned a good lesson: Reagan's dictum "Trust but verify."