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Convention Update
I’ll have some pictures and more detailed updates later this afternoon but, for now, a few random convention observations on Day 1: Thursday 9 am: The (provincial) Liberal signs here are blue…go figure. Thursday 11:45 am: Michael Ignatieff shows up to register, drawing dozens of excited “Michael! Michael!” chants. I suspect the signs, noise makers, […]
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If I had more money honey. Would you love me…
Liberal fundraising numbers: Q1 2009 – $1,831,843Q1 2008 – approx $846,000Q1 2007 was under $600k When put into context, there’s still a long way to go, but it’s encouraging nevertheless…
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The "Race" for Stornoway II: Getting Iggy With It
In the last leadership race, I profiled the, what was it, fifty or sixty candidates. So, to kick off this leadership convention coverage, I present the first in a one part series of leadership candidate profiles – Michael Ignatieff. “It’s good for people to believe in causes larger than themselves.”-Michael Ignatieff Background: Ignatieff was born […]
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Making Change
The much anticipated (well, by me) change report has arrived. This isn’t the first renewal/change/rebuilding report ever produced by the Liberal Party and it probably won’t be the last – the devil in these things is making sure they don’t just gather dust somewhere…especially in the age of minority governments when we’re stuck in perpetual […]
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Liberal Convention 2009: Iggy Nation (Within a United Liberal Party)
I’ll be flying out to the notaSeinfeldconvention tomorrow night. And even though it’s a leadership convention without voting, or suspense, or novelty tambourines, it should prove to be a good time. To begin my convention coverage, I’ve posted interviews with the two Young Liberal Presidential candidates, John Lennard and Sam Lavoie. I’m not a young […]
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Talking to Sam Lavoie
Why should young Liberals vote for Sam Lavoie? Well, first of all, I’m the only candidate with executive experience so I have first hand experience dealing with the organization. But I think what people are really looking for in their YLC president is someone who has the right vision for the organization. I see the […]
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Talking to John Lennard
Why should young Liberals vote for John Lennard? I think it’s a question of building the Liberal Party. I think the Liberal Party is desperate for change, for growth, for rebuilding. I think young Liberals need to be a part of that – I’ve got a couple of ideas, and a lot of passion for […]
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A Post About Nothing
The use of “Seinfeld” as a prefix in political jargon has become almost as annoyingly common as suffixing “gate” to scandals. The latest example is this weekend’s “Seinfeld convention” in Vancouver (christened as such because, with the golden boy being crowned without a vote, it is seen to be “a convention about nothing”). This follows […]
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April Poll Dance
After some insignificant shifts in March, the Liberals have overtaken the Tories in April: Angus Reid (April 21-22, n = 1000 online)CPC 33%Lib 33%NDP 15%BQ 10%Green 6% Harris Decima (April 8-19, n = 2000)CPC 29%Lib 32%NDP 16%BQ 9%Green 11% Ekos (April 8-15, n = 1500 phone/online)CPC 30%Lib 37%NDP 16%BQ 9%Green 8% Strategic Counsel (April 2-5, […]
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Michael Ignatieff Writes in the First Person: Is this the sort of leader you want?
PATRIOT IN-LOVE WITH MYSELF The NDP’s research team has carefully examined Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff’s new book and found the personal pronoun “I” is mentioned 164 times. Bob Rae, Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, Stéphane Dion and the carbon tax are not mentioned. Number of times Jack Layton uses the personal pronoun “I” in the first […]