Israel's Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom (L) talks with Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) during the Canadian Jewish Congress' 90th anniversary plenary assembly in Toronto, May 31, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during their meeting in Ignatieff's office on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 26, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) receives a standing ovation from his caucus while speaking during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 25, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (L) receives a standing ovation from his caucus while speaking during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 4, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) receives a standing ovation from his caucus while speaking during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa May 4, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (L) blows a kiss to a supporter while standing with his wife Zsuzanna Zsohar and fellow MPs during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 2, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) shakes hands with former Prime Minister Jean Chretien after Chretien addressed the party during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty joke with each other during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty joke with each other during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty joke with each other during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) and his wife Zsuzanna Zsohar applaud former Prime Minister Paul Martin during a meeting of the Aboriginal Peoples Commission during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) and his wife Zsuzanna Zsohar listen to former Prime Minister Paul Martin (R) during a meeting of the Aboriginal Peoples Commission during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia May 1, 2009.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff (R) listens as former Prime Minister John Turner addresses delegates during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) greets Justin Trudeau (L), son of former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009. In the centre is Ignatieff's wife Zsuzanna Zsohar.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff (L) addresses delegates on the first day of the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff (L) sits with former Prime Minister John Turner during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (R) and his wife Zsuzanna Zsohar take an escalator at the new convention centre during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff (R) gestures as a TV technician holds up a white card to fill in sunlight during a news conference at the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff (R) greets former Prime Minister John Turner during the Federal Liberal Party Biennial Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia April 30, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) receives a standing ovation from his caucus during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 9, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) receives a standing ovation from his caucus during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 4, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff arrives to speak to journalists in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 3, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) is flanked by members of his caucus from Newfoundland and Labrador while speaking to journalists in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 3, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) receives a standing ovation from his caucus during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa February 2, 2009.

Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff (C) receives a standing ovation from his caucus while introducing the Liberal amendment to the federal budget in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa January 28, 2009.