Seems things are bubbling around all over the place, here in my current (and temporary) backyard as well as out in the trials and troubles of the Quebec wing of the Federal Libs.
So, as an addendum to my last post, things have bounced all over the place. Yesterday, Cauchon was offered the riding of Jeanne-Le Ber, currently held by the Bloc. So, in other words, instead of letting the left of centre, former justice minister and three time winner in Outrement run against the sole NDP member from Quebec, let’s have him run in a riding that isn’t his home riding, and is ALSO not held by the Liberals.
Then today, apparently after some degree of intelligent consideration took hold in the OLO (for quite possibly the first time since… well, I can’t think of the last opposition leader I really liked), it was decided to let him run in Outrement.
There are two things to draw from this, the first is that Denis Coderre is not all powerful in Quebec (a relief for most Libs I would imagine) and the second is that this should never have hit the press. When the Liberal house in Quebec is not in order, and the Lib’s can no longer depend on a majority of seats in Ontario, where then do they cast about for their majority? They have to win a majority of seats in one or both provinces to get a majority nationally, and a pretty substantive one. With lingering anger and resentment, not to mention suspicion clearly rampant within the Quebec wing of the party, how do they plan to do that? This hit the newspapers because no one trusts or likes each other, and you need some trust to build a solid electoral strategy that will be respected and followed. Good luck with that election call if this is any indication of the kind of strength of the Liberal party.
Personally, I think they just read this blog and agreed with me.
The second big thing of the day… And one that will no doubt please my Blog partner…
So apparently there are as many as ten Tory MLA’s in Alberta willing to cross the floor to the Wild Rose Alliance Party should Danielle Smith win.
This is, to put it mildly, pretty big. I don’t think I exaggerate when I say that we’re watching the next governing party of Alberta coming together.
I still can’t believe that my friends in Alberta here who are older than me have had 4 premiers and 1 party governing Alberta in their lives, while I, from BC, have had 8 premiers and 3 governing parties in my life.
I rather miss living in a functioning democracy, though Alberta might be coming along.
Link Round Up:
-From the: I’m not sick of losing yet files comes a new shocker. John Tory is a famous man, famous for: A) mismanaging Kim Campbell’s campaign (John Tory is in this video) , B) Losing his last bid for Mayor, C) Losing the 2008 Ontario Election, D) Losing his own riding in said Ontario Election, and, as icing on the cake, E) Losing in his by-election bid to get back into the Legislature, despite running in a seat held by the tories since it’s inception. What is he doing now you ask? Running for mayor of Toronto… again!
-Best. Trucking company. Ever. Not political, just awesome.
