“Renewal”, the key buzzword heading into the Liberal Convention next month. Given the current predicament, I see this gathering taking on particular importance, providing clear signals about our future direction, but it will also serve as a testament to whether Liberals have that internal reform spirit. Talk to people outside
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The Liberal Scarf: Last day to sign an intent to stand as a delegate form for Biennial!
http://convention.liberal.ca/elections/notice-of-intent-form/ Want to help rebuild the party? Today is the last day to sign an intent to stand as a delegate form! Just click the above link, and fill out the simple form! Together we can make history! And if you’re undecided about who to support for exec board positions
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Alexandra Mendes talks about winning together
http://www.alexamendes.ca/fr/blogue/1-the-will-to-change-united-vouloir-changer-dans-lunite A great post from Alexandra Mendes about the need for a united party and how to move forward together. In our rebuilding process, one of the most important things we need to do is stand together as Liberals. Alexandra talks about running a positive campaign based on her experience
Continue readingFar and Wide: Interview With Candidate For LPC President Mike Crawley
I had the opportunity to speak with Mike Crawley about his candidacy for Liberal Party president. I found his candour to be refreshing, his energy somewhat infectious and was pleased to get a real sense of depth behind convenient platitudes. Prior to this interview, I was leaning heavily towards Crawley,
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Why I am supporting Alexandra Mendès for Liberal Party president
The Liberal Party faces a difficult, but not impossible task in rebuilding and reconnecting with Canadians. Electing a new President and exec board is and important step in this process. We as a party have a few options in deciding how we want to move forward. We could try putting
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Proof That Abolishing the Gun Registry Was Always For the NRA
Unless hunters and farmers are snipers, the Conservative abolishment of the gun registry was always, as suspected, for the NRA. ALWAYS! ALWAYS! ALWAYS! Not one single farmer or hunter ever crossed their mind, except to solicit funds or votes. NRA! NRA! NRA! The neocons turned down an NDP amendment to at
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Last Week on As Quebec Turns….
The political drama in the province of Quebec these days is probably some of the most complicated in the world, involving prickly voters with nationalist sentiments who are tired of nationalist vs. federalist arguments and will seemingly vote for any party that offers something new, whether left or right of
Continue readingHow can opposition battle Harper’s War Against Information when there’s no battle plan?
HillTimes: There are an estimated 1,500 communications staffers working in ministers’ offices and departments, including 87 in the PMO and PCO. (And don’t forget Sun Media, Postmedia, editorial board at Globe & Mail and 90 percent of the media.) Soon after Mr. Harper won power, the Prime Minister’s staff started
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: Support sending Young Liberals to the COP-17 UN Climate Change Conference!
https://www.liberal.ca/ylc-durban/?typecode=300011936 I was lucky enough to be a part of the COP-15 YLC delegation, and I’m really pleased the party is doing a lot more to help promote fundraising for youth delegates. Please donate and help support the Young Liberals of Canada.
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: For the divisive, petty Harper Conservatives, no cause is too important for bickering
French-speaking troops of the Régiment de la Chaudière push inland from Juno Beach toward Bény-sur-Mer on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Below, Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon.Why did Stephen Harper’s Conservatives refuse to…
Continue readingpolitics on CAPS LOCK: I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M GOING TO LIVEBLOG THE SASKATCHEWAN ELECTION AND NEITHER CAN MY FAMILY
IT’S A GOOD THING I DON’T KNOW AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT THE SASKATCHEWAN ELECTION BECAUSE IT SEEMS TOO DEPRESSING TO THINK ABOUT. ALSO THE KIDS ARE UPSET THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH THEIR OLD FRIENDS FROM MCMURRAY WHO ARE VISITING AND SHANNON WILL NOT ABIDE ANY
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: I agree with my Blogger!
My Co-blogger says that the fact that the Liberal party walked out in protest to the Conservatives appointment for the auditor-general was outrageous. I think so, but for different reasons. If you look at history many people d…
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: RE: Rae calls for end to turf wars
Last night I was sent a link to an article in the Winipeg Free Press about Bob Rae calling out Liberal cliques, Liberal navel gazing, and turf wars. The Globe and Mail pipes in as well. I couldn’t agree more. Mr. Rae has signaled that he wants C…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Walking Out is not Right
The new Auditor-General is not bilingual. Yet, that is one of the conditions of the job of Auditor-General. No doubt then that the Conservatives are telling the truth when saying that he is the only qualified individual for the job. Out of the pe…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Some good Polls
A new poll has the Liberals maybe in not so much good shape, but no where near invisible. The Conservatives are of course leading 37.7% and the NDP in second place at 30% while the Liberals are in 3rd place at 23.4%. If you compare this to the May resu…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: Why I voted as I did in the Ontario Election
While I wrote quite a few blog posts on the 2011 Ontario Election, both generally and specifically with regards to my riding of Parkdale-Highpark, I never actually indicated precisely who I was voting for. I thus explain my reasoning here, belatedly, p…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: The sensitivity of the Ontario election results to the Green Party vote
One of the interesting results of the Ontario general election was the collapse of the Green Party from its 2007 peak of 8% down to just over 3% in 2011. In this post I run the math on various counterfactual scenarios to see what would have happe…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Report of the Liberals Death Was Greatly Exaggerated
“The report of my death was an exaggeration” – Mark TwainEveryone loves that Mark Twain quote in all of its variations. It was prompted by the visit of a reporter, sent by his paper to investigate whether or not Twain (Samuel Clemens) had died af…
Continue readingThe Adventures of Diva Rachel: Cher, cockroaches and the Liberal Party’s death
After Chantal Hébert noted that the Liberals’ days may be numbered, and Susan Delacourt also stuck her fork in the Party, now CBC is doing a special on the death. Is it kind of like Detroit’s “urban decay” tours? In some ways, the Liberals are like t…
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: Rick Mercer Thank You
Rick Mercer has outdone himself now. He ranted about the money the Finance minister is spending to try and cut government spending. 20 million dollars to find out how to cut spending. 90,000 dollars a day!
Rick Mercer is right …
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