There has been a lot of talk about Liberal Party renewal since election night. Which is encouraging – after a punch to gut like that, it’s easy to give up, but it sounds like there’s a real appetite out there to change the party for the better.
Bellow is a sample of posts and article – by all means if you’ve seen any others, e-mail me and I’ll update the list. I don’t necessarily agree with all the ideas being floated, but at this point everything should be debated.
- Monty Karl calls for the creation of non-commissioned organizations, the same way Students Unions sanction clubs
- Andrew Steele on Liberal myths that must be abandoned
- Corey Hogan on declining Liberal fortunes in Alberta, the New Liberal initiative, the electronic convention proxy, and a bunch of other nifty ideas
- Ryan Davey on the challenges facing the Liberal Party
- Rob Silver on the future of the Liberal Party, open primaries, ending supply management, and the need for a Liberal think tank
- Kyle Olsen talks about how we elect party officials
- Jeff Jedras on reforming the LPC structure (also here) and the Liberal vision
- Brian Rice on silos
- Tilting at Windmills on the road ahead
- Calgary Liberal gives an ice cube analogy
- Glen Pearson offers a policy map for the Liberal Party
- Calgary Grit on where we go from here
- Jeffrey Simpson on valuing losing candidates
- John Manley on axing the commissions
- John Ibbitson on the merits of a primary-style leadership race
- Kelly McPharland offers a conservative perspective on what must be done
Also, thanks also to those who have e-mailed in their thoughts on what the Liberal Party needs to do. I’m keeping track of everything, and intend to explore some of the ideas being floated in a series of blog posts this summer.