Fingers crossed
I admit it: I’m a worrywart. At our last leadership convention in 2006 Conservatives played dirty tricks, circulating fake buttons and posters to try to discourage delegates from voting for…
Liberal Leadership Campaign
Tribute to Bob
I’m watching the leadership convention live at liberal.ca/live. It’s great – John Turner is giving a very funny speech at the moment – but the tribute to Bob Rae is…
If You Haven’t Written Off Martha Hall Findlay For LPoC Leader
…now is the time: It’s time for the Liberal Party of Canada to stop ignoring Alberta. That was the message leadership candidate Martha Hall Findlay brought to Fort McMurray during…
Campaign Buttons For LPoC Leadership Contenders
I’m thinking I might give the old political consultant business a try, figuring that if LaForet can pull it off how hard can it be? So I’ve had several buttons…
Leadership, leadership, leadership
I’m leaning towards Justin Trudeau for federal leader and Sandra Pupatello for Ontario provincial leader. But I don’t claim to be engaged enough to make an informed decision this time.…
Low Expectations are Justin’s Friend
The Globe published a rather odd little article today: “Former MP Mulroney: Underestimate Justin Trudeau at Your Peril”. Some of the online commenters interpreted Mulroney’s statements as support for Trudeau.…
Mark Carney for Liberal Leader
Okay so it’s all rumors and his office is denying it, but the idea is so wonderful that I have to try to spread it further. A leadership race between…
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 New Liberal Leader Must Oppose Northern Gateway
At least if they want me to vote for them. But also because its a solid political decision in advance of 2015. The number of pro-pipeline votes to be had…
Liberal Leaders: Guaranteed Support?
Nothing succeeds like success, and nothing fails like failure. We Liberals have blown through four leaders in recent years (I count Bob Rae among the four because he has been…
A Sad Regret that Rae Said No
Of all our options for permanent leader, Bob Rae is the most competent, experienced, principled, classy, witty, formidable, erudite and knowledgeable. We would have been very lucky to have him…
Get Bob Rae A Sinecure!
BOOYAH! Bob Rae has chosen NOT to run for LPoC leadership, which is the best thing for the party and therefore, by definition, for the nation. If Stephen Harper won’t…
What Would Happen If…
A GP/LPoC merger actually makes sense and is doable, relatively speaking. And if E. May ran for leader of either a merged entity or the LPoC itself I would be…