Sandra Pupatello Pitch Speech
The inestimable Jeff Jedras (who is sitting next to me) said Sandra Pupatello sounds a bit like the gal from Fargo, and there is some truth to that in her…
Ontario Liberal Leadership Race 2013
Gerard Kennedy Pitch Speech
Gerard Kennedy is, beyond all else, a gorgeous specimen. His speech this morning was all about “doing politics differently”. It was, however, a pretty standard issue “doing politics differently” speech.…
Teachers’ Protest And OLPLDR Notes
Looks like they’ve manage to pull in a few 100 protesters. On another note, it looks like some delegates were caught behind that pileup on the 401 and I think…
A Quick Note On First Batch Of OLPLDR Protesters
Unfortunately, I’m having troubles emailing pictures from my new tablet (piece of crap just like old tablet, as it happens) to my netbook, but Jeff posted one. The race horse…
Tough Day For Team Wynne
A couple of flubs-ups from the Wynne campaign in the last 48 hours or so. Here a letter from her team identifying a supporter of hers as Muslim, who is…
Don’t Bet On A (n Ontario) Spring Election, Part Duh
The NDP has done well wielding the balance of power over the past year, and seems disinclined to lose its leverage by triggering an early election. Horwath has hinted that…
I Wouldn’t Support Gerard Kennedy For Ontario Liberal Leader If You Threatened To Club Me With A Dead Walrus
…but this proposal is something that is absolutely necessary for the Ontario Liberal Party going forward: 4. Support for one member one vote leadership races in the future (possibly using…
Cancel That Ontario Spring Election?
Somewhere in Liberal Land someone is thinking–its only Tim Hudak. And I bet Andrea Horwath’s recent comments about avoiding an early election are the result of looking at similar polls.…
Glen Murray’s Good Idea
Frankly, everyone in the OLP’s leadership race ought to get behind the idea of abandoning delegated conventions, because: “Liberals from everywhere in Ontario should be able to participate fully in…
Dear Sandra Pupatello…
..your robocall seems a bit glitchy. The soundtrack restarts at about the 7 second mark. Please fix. Otherwise nice. Glad to promote your website.
Scott Tribe On Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention
Scott's been doing God's work asking the Ontario Liberals how they will be treating bloggers during the upcoming leadership convention. And here's my suggestion: gong-show that it degenerated into aside,…
The Thing With Sandra Pupatello Is:
At this point, I like the plain-speaking Sandra Pupatello for the job, and I’m guessing she’s entering the race as the favourite. Should she win, she would, of course, make…
Gerard Kennedy Cannot Claim OLP Leadership Until He Reclaims Leadership Of Own Hair
You can’t go from being a hair-guy to being a substance guy. It just doesn’t work like that. In fact, it works just the opposite. You go from being a…
Opportunities For Blogging At Ontario Liberal Leadership Convention?
Are there going to be any? I’m told that the big do will be held at Maple Leaf Gardens, the site of so many glorious victories these last years. One…