He’s not that into you, either #nlpoli
Some reporter decided to ask Paul Antle if he was interested in the Liberal leadership now that Dean MacDonald has decided he had better things to do that try and…
Liberal leadership
"Let’s initiate some change. It’s going to help us initiate some jobs. It’s going to help us prepare for the future because this is all about making decisions today to have greater long-term benefit"
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Liberal leadership is on
Mailboxes are all aflutter with press releases and there's this nifty new video. This is going to be big, people. The officialdom of it all is starting to set in.…
Joyce Murray Will Be A Formidable Liberal Leadership Candidate
The cutoff date for candidates to enter the Federal Liberal Leadership race is in mid-November. So far, only 2 candidates are officially in the race (Justin Trudeau and Deborah Coyne.)…
Idealism for Ideals
In the middle of the summer, I was asked by my friend Joseph Uranowski to write an article on whether or not Justin Trudeau should run for the Liberal leadership.…
Fate and timing
Dalton McGuinty is not running for the federal leadership it is now fully confirmed. Just wanted to highlight one of the things he said in his interview with Joan Bryden…
Liberals need to renew our contract with the people of Ontario. Charles Sousa can get them to sign.
When Premier McGuinty announced his resignation, he said that it was time for new ideas and a renewal of the Ontario Liberal Party. After having some time to think about…
Today’s big poll
“Liberal poll numbers climb over NDP as leadership starts.” A few quick thoughts… I looked at the dates over which this poll was conducted, first: “The telephone survey of 1,000…
Kid Paiken Talks Like Hippy
He says: Another very important development emerged from the Party’s 2012 biennial convention this past January, however. Liberal delegates overwhelming approved a policy pushed by young Liberals in British Columbia…
A middle class pitch
There’s a certain dynamic going on in Canadian politics that you may not have noticed. Or, maybe you did because you’re a sharp cookie. A broader angle that gets lost…
20 Questions for Mark Carney
Off the top of my head and since this is becoming a bit of a thing, some questions for Mr. Carney to ponder, in no particular order. 1. Do you…
The big news
Should probably say a lot more about this at some point but not right now, it’s been a busy week. So I go with Bruce Anderson’s last paragraph yesterday on…
Liberal leadership buzz
Some people down east and in Ottawa tell me that unless I run there is not likely to be a LeBlanc in the leadership race. More to come in the…
NDP and Conservatives cooperating to "screw" Liberals?
From John Ivison’s column last night: Nathan Cullen, the NDP House leader, and Peter Van Loan, his government counterpart, have apparently been having productive discussions about passage of C-21, the…
Liberal leadership rule day
The FAQ on the new leadership site has all your details including entry fee ($75,000, not so high actually), spending limits ($950,000) and notably, debt limits ($75,000 – got to…
Wednesday afternoon in big Liberal developments
First up, Dominic LeBlanc makes some news while attending the Liberal caucus meetings in Montebello: “Trudeau, LeBlanc front runner prospective candidates in Liberal leadership race.” “I’ve thought long and hard,…
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…
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…
David Merner and the Conversation the Liberal Party Needs to Have
David Merner (left) and Alberta Liberal Party president Todd Van Vliet (right.) “It’s funny, I thought I would be running as a pro-business, pro-environment West-coast Liberal but it looks like…
Should we choose David Merner as new leader of the Liberals, over Justin Trudeau?
Little seedlings of support for David Merner as the next leader of the LPC are sprouting up. Three seedlings Dan Arnold of the National Post has this to say about…