Day 1 is for Dalton at #olpldr
I’m increasingly of the belief that the way to cover a political convention, social media-wise, is to Tweet during the day, and provide a more thought-out perspective at night. So…
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A poll that will make little difference #olpldr
“Ontario Liberals: No poll bounce for Grits after leadership campaign.” This one shows Pupatello and Wynne and Kennedy in the same ballpark percentages, give or take a few more for…
Dalton McGuinty farewell speech
Well since I’m here on the blog dime, I best say something about the big event of the night. Dalton McGuinty’s sign-off speech is what everyone was here for. The…
Day One Over #olpldr
Today was mostly about registering delegates and getting everyone organized. The vast majority of the time was the tribute to outgoing premier, Dalton McGuinty. Premier McGuinty thanked his family, his…
Great speech tonight by a leader with a great legacy
Very pleased to see Dalton McGuinty’s speech tonight at the OLP convention reflecting on the numerous accomplishments since 2003!
Teachers’ Protest And OLPLDR Notes
Looks like they’ve manage to pull in a few 100 protesters. On another note, it looks like some delegates were caught behind that pileup on the 401 and I think…
Observations from #OLPLDR
Sometimes there are no words.
More impressions of the #olpldr (Ontario Liberal Leadership) convention
In brief, since I’m typing on a Via Rail train headed home (back tomorrow AM for 2nd round voting): -Wynne’s team is very media-savvy; five different volunteers spotted my “media/blogger…
Live from Toronto, it’s the Ontario Liberal Party Convention! #olpldr
I’m firmly entrenched now in blogging headquarters for the Ontario Liberal Party convention. I’ll be spending the greatest part of my time uploading pictures to the Progressive Bloggers main site,…
A Quick Note On First Batch Of OLPLDR Protesters
Unfortunately, I’m having troubles emailing pictures from my new tablet (piece of crap just like old tablet, as it happens) to my netbook, but Jeff posted one. The race horse…
Sandra
I’ve been proudly volunteering on Sandra Pupatello’s campaign from the very beginning – which seems much longer ago than it actually is – and what I can tell you about…
Convention kickoff!
Today’s a busy day! I was at MLG earlier to register for the Ontario Liberal Party convention and pick up some Sandra swag. Ran into Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan…
In Toronto at the #olpldr (Ontario Liberal Party) Convention
So I’m in Toronto at Maple Leafs Gardens, (or at Mickey Flynn’s eating lunch at the moment using the free wi-fi)vwith Jim Calder of The Progressive Right. Seen a few…
Off To OLP Convention Today
I think about eight bloggers were chosen to cover the event. Of the group, Pupatello supporter Lisa Kirbie will offer spirited partisanship; Imp (who I think leans Wynne) and Jim…
Inside the Gardens #olpldr
The view from the blogging hordes’ corner. Jut add in a few thousand bodies all excited about the political mayhem of speeches, floor shows, ballots and the waiting, oh yes,…
Wynne Expects to Lose? No, geniuses.
This stupid video popped up today, and was posted by BigCityLib earlier in a post that has other stuff I really don’t know about, nor care about. This isn’t a…
Tough Day For Team Wynne
A couple of flubs-ups from the Wynne campaign in the last 48 hours or so. Here a letter from her team identifying a supporter of hers as Muslim, who is…
The Case For Kennedy
This weekend, Liberals from across Ontario will gather at Maple Leaf Gardens for what is likely to be one of the last grand old leadership conventions in Canada. Having 2,000…
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…