On Wednesday the Liberal Party of Canada launched its new “supporter” class. I was proud to support the constitution amendment that lead to this at the biennial convention at the beginning of this year. With this came a number of articles in Canadian newspapers speculating as to who is going
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CalgaryGrit: An update on all the people not running for Liberal leadership – Part 2
Yesterday, I looked at the ten names being tossed around most frequently for Liberal leadership – Rae, Leblanc, Trudeau, McGuinty^2, Garneau, Brison, Coderre, Cauchon, and Kennedy. Today, a look at some long-shot candidates. Mark Carney: The Bank of Canada governor would have instant credibility on the economy and, unlike many
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: We need generational change in the Liberal Party
There have been a few articles recently about the emerging race for the presidency of the Liberal Party of Canada. A number of interesting names have emerged, from party veterans like Sheila Copps, recently former MPs like Siobhan Coady and Mark Hollan…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: Exciting Race Brewing for LPC Presidency
Given the challenges facing the Liberal Party, January’s national executive elections could very well be the most important in the party’s history. And the way it’s going, it looks like there will be more star power in the race for LPC president than…
Continue readingThe Equivocator: Mark Holland on rebuilding the Liberal Party of Canada
Politics Reimagined: Mark Holland from Corey Hogan on Vimeo. This is a tremendous speech. The part I thought was most insightful was the need to make the Liberal Party “open source” and the fact that after this election we have … Continue reading →
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: "We have to be a national party"
As I mentioned earlier, Mark Holland gave a real barn burner at the ALP convention the weekend before last.What made it such a great speech was that he avoided the usual cliches you get from federal politicians when they come to Calgary – “Alberta Libe…
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal: Mark Holland: “We Have To Be A National Party Again” (Alberta Liberal Party AGM, May 28th)
Politics Reimagined: Mark Holland from Corey Hogan on Vimeo. (Reposted from NewLiberal.ca) I had the pleasure of sitting just offside to Mr. Holland while he made his speech. Just watch it: it’s quite the speech. It talks about pulling the party …
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: "We need to rip open our party. Think about making it almost open source."
Mark Holland gave a barn burner speech at the ALP convention on Saturday night that had the entire crowd buzzing – I’ll be sure to post it if I can track down the video.Until then, here’s what Mark had to say about the challenges facing the Liberal Par…
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