It is time for the Liberal party to start ‘Doing’ policy.
Attack ads, counter attack ads. Lots of earned media so far, and with some actual media buys happening, I am sure there is going to be some movement in opinion…
Organizing
The Liberal Party should stand FOURSQUARE behind the Unions on Temp workers
Where is the Crimson Permanent Assurance when you need it? I just popped over to National Newswatch, and I read a CBC article there about the Royal Bank eliminating the…
Justin over Joyce, by a nose: But how they are BOTH winners.
The conventional wisdom has it that Justin Trudeau has the leadership of the Liberals all but in the bag. Well, all I can say is that the conventional wisdom is…
Uniting Progressives: A meaningless Mantra for the Liberals.
Every time I hear, or read about ‘uniting the left’, or ‘uniting progressives’ to get rid of the Conservatives, it makes me wince. And every time I read some journalist…
Building the Database: Conservative Union busting campaign.
So I have blogged on what the bare existence of the Supporter category of membership means to the Liberal Party. In a nutshell, it means that the Liberals have woken…
Liberalist 101: The Fundamentals of effective political databases.
I have blogged repeatedly on what the Liberal Party needs to do to effectively contest elections in Canada. THE most important thing that will need to happen is to implement…
The Real world of Electoral Politics: Coming soon to a Liberal Party near you!
Every time I think about the long decline of the Liberal Party, I recall vividly a conversation I had over coffee with my local Liberal counterpart back in 2007. We…
Liberal Party Supporter woes, And Joyce Murrays turbo booster.
So yesterday there was some `bad news` for Liberals in the media, naturally followed by further revelations and commentary today. Well I have news for you, it is not as…
Micro-Targeting, Liberalist and the Liberal Party’s opportunity.
Bullseye Communications Today, I sat down in the morning to check out the news, and found two articles in the Hill Times about, and by Conservatives, that are extremely revealing…
Trudeau gets it too: Introducing the next Prime Minister.
I just followed a link to a Globe & Mail article: “Inside Justin Trudeau’s war room“. I was elated at what I read, because it confirms my belief that the…
Liberals Supporter category vital. What happens after the leadership race?
I first realised that my old friend, the Liberal Party of Canada was on the path to recovery when they introduced the Supporter category early in 2012. Canadians were invited…
Unite the progressives? Not much of a solution.
For several years there has been a scattered sense amongst some so-called `progressives` that the progressive left should merge, or co-operate electorally to keep the Conservative Party out of power.…
The Liberal Party Supporter category: Takach gets it. Does anybody else?
Yesterday I read a Toronto Star article entitled: How federal Liberals are using leadership race to get back in the game. The premise of the article is that the new…
Liberalist: The Liberal Party is FINALLY fixing their greatest failure.
The real world of electoral politics has been changing for over a decade. The Liberal Party of Canada has finally, at the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour noticed WHY…
The Rob Ford Story: It ain’t over by a long shot.
Rob Ford will probably win if there is a mayoral by-election, and the reasons I outline here should be obvious to all. It's all about loyalty of the base vote,…
Complete Game Changer for the Liberal Party: ‘Supporter’ votes for Leadership.
I am betting that very few people indeed have given much thought to the Liberal Party’s new ‘supporter’ category of membership. I guess I can see why. Most Liberals thrive…