Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff attended a Young Liberals of Canada pub night at the Irish Heather Pub in Vancouver on Wednesday [January 14] and shared a pint and his thoughts with the excited group.

Ignatieff was greeted outside the pub by a pro-Palestinian rally and, during a brief speech inside, he commented on the protest saying "They have the right to be there, they have the right to be heard, they have a right to speak, their anger, their frustration, their sense of grievance, their sense that something terrible is happening and it's not being stopped—is to be respected. I disagree with it, but we have to live with it.”

Ignatieff spoke for several minutes on why he chose to come back to Canada and pursue his political career and encouraged the young crowd to get involved in any capacity they can in order to fight for the Canada they want.

Watch the video of Ignatieff's remarks below.