A few shots from last weekend’s Liberal Party of Canada biennial convention in Montreal. 2014 Liberal Biennial, a set on Flickr.
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A BCer in Toronto: #SelfiesWithBroadhurst — The definitive retrospective from #lib14
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A thank you to the Liberal Party of Canada for their hospitality in inviting bloggers to cover their Biennial Convention. The treatment of bloggers was second to none, and we all hope it continues for future events the Liberal Party holds. The Flickr Stream of photos from the Biennial will
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Lessons from Stephen McNeil’s landslide Liberal victory in Nova Scotia
As part of the Liberal Party of Canada biennial session this afternoon on provincial and municipal best practices, we got an inside look at how the Nova Scotia Liberals won a historic majority government from campaign director (and federal Liberal VP English) Chris MacInnes. And Premier Stephen McNeil was in
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Five keys to political success from Mayor Naheed Nenshi’s chief of staff, Chima Nkemdirim
I attended a panel on political best practices this afternoon at the Liberal Party of Canada 2014 biennial in Montreal, and one of the speakers was Chima Nkemdirim, chief of staff to Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi. Describing himself to cheers as a Calgary Liberal, which isn’t always an easy thing
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: The bloggers meet Broadhurst: On the economy, 3000+ attendees and #selfieswithbroadhurst
Our contingent of bloggers had a wide-ranging briefing this morning in with Liberal Party of Canada national director Jeremy Broadhurst – you may know him from the popular new Twitter meme, #SelfiesWithBroadhurst. Lets start with a few stats. About eight or nine bloggers have been accredited to the 2014 biennial
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: My choices for Liberal national executive: Anna Gainey and Leanne Bourassa
I’m on the train for Montreal, and I decided that I’d make my voting decisions for the Liberal biennial before crossing the border. So, before I dive too deeply into the open bar, here are my picks: Anna Gainey for national president and Leanne Bourassa for national membership secretary. It’s
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: New lobby group Legalize Canada wants to elect pro-marijuana MPs in 2015
Following the lead of successful campaigns in several U.S. states, a new Canadian lobby group has a $7 million budget and a two-year plan to elect Members of Parliament hat support the legalization of marijuana in Canada. Voters in Colorado and Washington State passed ballot initiatives that led to those
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Liberal Party of Canada presidential candidate interview: Anna Gainey
From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect a new national executive. Last week, I published interviews with some of the table officer candidates. This week, I finish with the candidates for party president. Two contested elections will be held for
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Liberal Party of Canada presidential candidate Interview: Brian Rice
*I’m on my BlackBerry and for technical reasons can’t currently edit more than the top few paragraphs of this post. But below, the former LPC(BC) president should be David Merner, not David Bertschi.From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: LPC national board candidate interview: Maryanne Kampouris for national policy chair
From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect a new national executive. In the coming days, I’ll be publishing interviews with some of the candidates seeking election to the party’s national board. Maryanne Kampouris won a contested election at the
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: LPC national board candidate interview: Arif Khan for national membership secretary
From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect a new national executive. In the coming days, I’ll be publishing interviews with some of the candidates seeking election to the party’s national board. With Matthew Certosimo deciding to not seek election
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: LPC national board candidate interview: Leanne Bourassa for national membership secretary
From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect a new national executive. In the coming days, I’ll be publishing interviews with some of the candidates seeking election to the party’s national board. With Matthew Certosimo deciding to not seek election
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: LPC national board candidate interview: Chris MacInnes for vice-president, English
From February 20-23, federal Liberals will gather in Montreal, and one of their tasks will be to elect a new national executive. In the coming days, I’ll be publishing interviews with some of the candidates seeking election to the party’s national board. Chris MacInnes won a contested election at the
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Exit Interview: Liberal Party of Canada national membership secretary Matthew Certosimo
It was an ironic twist of fate that delegates to the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2012 biennial in Ottawa would vote to create a supporter system and elect a decided supporter system skeptic – Matthew Certosimo – as national membership secretary, with the task of creating and overseeing the system
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Exit interview: Liberal Party of Canada president Mike Crawley
When Mike Crawley won the presidency of the Liberal Party of Canada in January 2012, defeating Sheila Copps, Alexandra Mendes and Ron Hartling at the party’s biennial convention in Ottawa, the party faced a number of challenges: declining public support, a weary volunteer base and a worrying fundraising gap. Add
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