Like a modern Beverley Hills Cop actor, Newman – the man who would wreck the unmarked Liberal Party of Canada with a banana stuffed into its tailpipe; the man who would wreck the buffet of that party, spread out to welcome its new leader, the Younger Trudeau, by crashing the
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Calgary Grit: The Table Stakes
Forget Mark Carney. We need “electable” candidates like Jim Karygiannis in this race! Now that we know who can run for Liberal leader (namely, anyone with $75,000 and 300 signatures), the question becomes who should run: “We have to be careful not to think that somebody who wants to raise
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Enbridge Pipeline: Is Justin (The Pot) Trudeau calling Stephen (The Kettle) Harper black?
The Liberal Party leadership race is on, and one of the many issues the candidates will have to address is the policy they believe the Liberal Party of Canada should adopt towards the exporting of oil sands oil through pipelines and tankers. Justin Trudeau is reported as saying he does
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Justin Scores A Point
…in my book anyway: On the issue now dominating B.C. politics, Mr. Trudeau said he did not support the proposed $6-billion Northern Gateway project to pipe Alberta oil-sands bitumen to the B.C. coast for shipment to Asia.By the way, WK says: A narrative is forming: Trudeau’s young and vital, but
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Is Justin Trudeau caught in the Power Trap, like Thomas Mulcair?
Hat tip to Kinsella for alerting us to the latest book (Power Trap etc.) by Professor Paul Adams of Carleton U. Adams worked on CBC’s The National as well as CBC Radio and for the Globe & Mail. Before that he worked for EKOS Research, managing political polling conducted for
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Charest’s Loss May Be Harper’s Gain
It was hard for Harper to say no to “the most federalist Premier in my lifetime”…and the one man who laughed at his jokes. Although the federal leaders executed Cirque Du Soleil worthy backflips to stay out of the Quebec election, the repercussions of this vote will be far reaching.
Continue readingCalgary Grit: “Adorable! Cute as a button. A good left hook, you really gotta love him”
The most Twitter followers AND a theme song? John Ivison is right – this race is over. It’s no “Ted Morton is the Man“, but The Justin Trudeau Song is kind of catchy.
Continue readingCalgary Grit: The Race Is On
Justin Trudeau and Martha Hall Findlay appear ready to roll The Liberal Party has released the rules for its leadership race, effectively sounding the starting pistol. The finish line will be April 14th in Ottawa, when the leader is announced. There’s still no word on exactly how that vote will
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Justin Trudeau and the expected reverse voter migrations
The Cat believes that it is almost certain that Justin Trudeau will run for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. If he does not, his credibility would be severely dented should he wish to become leader at some future date. The party needs him now. The country needs
Continue readingCanadian Soapbox: That was one long walk in the snow Justin
If Warren Kinsella is right, and I have little reason to doubt him, then Justin Trudeau is going to run for the Liberal leadership. Given how long it took him to reach this decision I thought perhaps he was waiting for winter to arrive. That way he could follow in
Continue readingLeft Over: Substance or Celeb?
In HuffPost Canada today, a discussion of JT possibly running (yet another one) complete with treacly compliments from our Libera and Con controlled Press… that makes Justin Trudeau sound more celeb than wise politico…which makes lots of sense… Justin Trudeau Leadership Bid: Warren Kinsella Says He’s Running Ah, the Press,
Continue readingImpolitical: More Justin
Further to WK’s post yesterday, a source I trust told me the same thing last night. That is, Justin is running. This comes from a source separate and apart from Warren’s. I know, I know. Worst kept secret but until you hear it from peeps you trust, I keep it
Continue readingCalgary Grit: After Sleepy Summer, Liberal Leadership Race Should Heat Up
Bob Rae’s fateful decision to sit out the Liberal Leadership Race was expected to sound the starting pistol for a busy summer of campaigning from a crowded field of candidates. I don’t want to discount the dozens of Liberals who have spent August feeling the effects of Merner-mania, but it’s
Continue readingIn This Corner: Justin Trudeau: hopeless, or only hope?
The Justin Trudeau bandwagon is getting pretty crowded, and it hasn’t even left the bandwagon station yet. OK, I have no idea if bandwagons had stations, or really what a bandwagon is, or why anyone would get on it. So put another way, there appears to be some momentum building
Continue readingImpolitical: Baseball and politics
Two columns today with similar themes. Tim Harper’s in the Star. And this one in the Hill Times that is a letter to the editor but is really like an op-ed. Written by William Cowie of Ottawa who is not just your run of the mill letter writer, look him
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Never Ending Madness of Vic Toews
Uh oh. Call the zombie police. VicToews has stumbled out of his crypt and is going after Justin Trudeau. Again. Vic Toews launched yet another Twitter attack against Liberal MP Justin Trudeau today, accusing him of orchestrating the embarrassing Vikileaks Twitter account after it was revealed the account’s creator was
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your weekend. – Lana Payne criticizes two forms of cash hoarding: both the assets sitting idle in corporate coffers, and the money that’s been funneled offshore by wealthy individuals: By the end of each episode (of “Hoarders”)…the audience finds out if the featured hoarders have been
Continue readingCalgary Grit: Liberal Leadership Round-Up
Who has two thumbs, a vintage belt buckle, and might be running for Liberal leader? The “will he or won’t he” dance of Justin Trudeau continues, with reports that Gerald Butts will be heading up his leadership team – should Justin run, of course. Trudeau’s trip to the Stampede did
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why the Liberal Party rules for choosing a new leader favour David Merner
David Merner has a long history with the Liberal Party; was president of one of the few hot spots of political life and ferment in the Party; is a fighter by training by virtue of being a litigating lawyer, and by intrinsic genetic disposition. And now he plans to run
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Should JT Run?
So this one Quebec MP, who is a capable politician in his own right, who has spoken at hundreds of Liberal fundraisers over the years, has national branding from his father, and has, over the last while, began to finally eke out his own brand, has said no to running
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