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John Godfrey pulls out of the leadership race, due to health issues. This is really too bad and I hope John’s health concerns aren’t major. He was probably one of the most impressive candidates from last weekend in Edmonton and we got to talk a fair bit in the hospitality suites (I’ll give him credit […]

I was a little bit surprised when I got the e-mail from Ignatieff’s people offering me a one-on-one interview with the man over the weekend at the LPCA convention. But, as I’ve said before, a lot of Liberal delegates read blogs and online news sites so it only makes sense to try and spread the […]

Liberal memberships now available online!

I strongly suspect that most people wanting a run-down of the LPCA convention are only interested in it from a leadership perspective. So I’ll quickly gloss over the Friday night “tribute to Anne McLellan” with the following comments: 1. My gawd! Those pictures of Anne in the mid-90s are just horrific. The hair!? The clothes!? […]

I’ll have lots of recap from the LPCA convention later but for now, I’ll just say this: Convention highlight: Joe Volpe mentions Fort McMurtry. Also, there’s extensive coverage on Gauntlet.ca, and I’m sure Nicole Martel will have something up in the near future. In other leadership news, you can read this piece on the one […]

“Like a once-rich man desperate to be rich again, we have gotten impatient, spoiled by our own success. The relentless discipline that got us here now bores us; everything must happen fast. So we wait for a moment – one game, one play – to trigger the “roll” that will sweep us along and make […]

A friend of mine in the Alberta Young Liberals asked me to hype the big policy project they’ve launched, so I figure I’ll toss a link up to it. The document is called CA2020 and it lays out where the Young Liberals want to take the country over the next 14 years. And, yes, legalized […]

Belinda says no to Liberal leadership. Good on Belinda for realizing that she wasn’t ready for it this time around. She’s saved herself some embarrassment by not running and will certainly play a key role in the next Liberal government/opposition.

Hedy Fry says she’s “85% there” in terms of running for Liberal leadership.

It’s hard to tell if it’s an official announcement, but with Gerard Kennedy quitting his job as Ontario Education Minister today, I think we can add a third name to the confirmed candidate list. And Bob Rae took the equally daunting task of buying a Liberal membership today. If that isn’t dedication to the Liberal […]