As readers of my blog would know, I have been supporting Joyce Murray in the Liberal leadership campaign. I have been proud to do so as Joyce has run a smart, positive political campaign from the get-go. She has emphasized her vision of a Sustainable Society with compelling proposals on
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Impolitical: Notes from #lpcldr this fine morning
The Globe has a misguided header but a somewhat interesting report nevertheless: “Ontario, B.C. have biggest say in Liberal leadership race.” Since every riding is equally weighted for voting purposes, technically those provinces don’t have the biggest say in the race. What is nevertheless interesting is the remaining fact of
Continue readingImpolitical: Fair Vote Canada on the Murray-Trudeau exchange #lpcldr
Fair Vote Canada clarifies one of the assertions made during Sunday’s debate on proportional representation. “In a remarkable exchange during the Liberal leadership debate in Halifax on Sunday, March 3…” Release is worth a read.
Continue readingImpolitical: Post-debate video, numbers, etc. #lpcldr
Joyce Murray on Sun News once again. A little additional reading: “Why Supporting Joyce Murray Is the Best Way to Defeat Stephen Harper.” Oh, and apparently there could be 300,000 in the pool. Numbers yet to be announced by the party. Have a good day!
Continue readingImpolitical: Harris & Russell on Murray #lpcldr
While the race goes on in the background, two pieces to note that are out in the last 24 hours on Joyce Murray demonstrating her continuing ability to impress. There was the column in iPolitics as of last night by one tough cookie, Michael Harris: “The credibility candidate: Joyce Murray
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: 2 hours left to sign up as a supporter!
It’s the most open leadership election process in Canadian history. By clicking this link and registering as a supporter, you’ll make sure your voice is heard in choosing the next leader of the Liberal Party of Canada! Just under 2 hours left to register!
Continue readingImpolitical: A reaction to the debate #lpcldr
Just received this in my inbox: There is a difference between a cheerleader and a leader. Seven candidates in this race are acting like cheerleaders, expressing their faith that Liberals will win power either because it is inevitable (sailing dangerously close to the arrogance of assuming we are Canada’s natural
Continue readingImpolitical: The daily momentum watch #lpcldr
Video of the candidate with the “wind at her back.” On how she’s bringing new people into the party, will rebuild it as priority number one…and so on. Well worth a watch. Yes, I realize my site is becoming a little heavy on the political candidate side but it’s the
Continue readingImpolitical: Momentum in #lpcldr
This is the last week for supporters to sign up by the March 3rd deadline. Take note and spread the word! So there is a lot of activity going on in the race in various momentum building activities. I like the way this blog item puts it for Joyce Murray’s
Continue readingImpolitical: A theory of politics playing out in #lpcldr
This blogger has a lot of smart things to say. A candidate with policy convictions proposing them and finding they connect with highly motivated citizens…by Jove, I think she’s on to something!
Continue readingImpolitical: David Suzuki announces support for Joyce Murray #lpcldr
Joyce Murray’s campaign for Liberal leadership gets a nice boost today: DAVID SUZUKI OPEN LETTER February 20, 2013 “An open letter to Canadians: I am writing this as an individual citizen, not on behalf of any organization or political party. In fact, I do not belong to any political party.
Continue readingImpolitical: GTA debate aftermath
Dan Veniez has a column up this morning worth noting: Only three can legitimately claim to have earned the right to stay for the next rounds: Trudeau, Garneau, and Murray. While I may differ with Joyce Murray on some of the content of her program, she has proven herself to
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: 24 hours to go before the GTA Liberal leadership debate!
http://www.liberal.ca/newsroom/blog/watch-candidates-go-1on1/ I’ll be there volunteering, but if you can’t make it, you can watch live at Liberal.ca/Live and join thousands of Liberals from across Canada on the live chat. The race is getting more and more heated, so you won’t want to miss all 9 candidates debating each other 1
Continue readingImpolitical: Liberals on cooperation
From a letter distributed to the leadership campaigns last week, some content of interest on the issue of cooperation that you may not be hearing in other channels. Ron Hartling ran for the party presidency last year and is the President of the Kingston riding association. Ron is neutral in
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Want to have your say in choosing the next Liberal leader? You gotta register! Check your email now!
Registration emails have started going out to LPC members and supporters so check your email and follow the instructions! If you don’t register, you don’t get to vote! Interm leader the Hon. Bob Rae registered today, and it only took him a minute. The deadline to register is March 14,
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The Latest Candidate Who Never Was #nlpoli
CBC news reported last week that Scott Simms won;t be pursuing the provincial Liberal leadership. That’s no surprise because the federal member of parliament was never really thinking about becoming a candidate. If you look at the story in late January and now you cans ee something else.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Gerry, Scott, and a Player to Be Named Later #nlpoli
If you believe what you hear on the news, federal members of parliament Gerry Byrne and Scott Simms are both thinking about running to be leader of the provincial Liberal Party. Byrne’s named had been kicked around before. In fact, in an earlier version of it, Gerry planned to announce
Continue readingImpolitical: Winnipeg Liberal leadership debate tomorrow
There was a lot of hullabaloo on twitter last night about the format of the Liberal leadership debate happening tomorrow in Winnipeg. But substance matters too: MP MURRAY REBUKES LIBERAL PARTY DECISION TO DROP INDIGENOUS ISSUES FROM WINNIPEG DEBATE WINNIPEG – Joyce Murray, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra and
Continue readingImpolitical: Liberal fundraising numbers
A fellow blogger asks a question: “Is the LPC Leadership Race Over?” Hmmm. Do the New York Yankees win the World Series every year? I don’t think so. It’s not just about money. You have to play the games. So let’s keep playing. Carry on, people.
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Mississauga News endorses Charles Sousa for Ontario Liberal Leader, says his private sector experience is "invaluable"
Like the Sousa campaign on Facebook!Follow Charles on Twitter! Follow the Sousa campaign on Twitter! A great endorsement from the major paper of Ontario’s third largest city! It’s time to put Charles in charge. We endorse Sousa, the 54-year-old MPP for Mississauga South who has held three Cabinet posts since
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