The Leadership Narrative

Way back when, a few months after the last federal election, I replied to the Susan Delacourt’s “Is the Liberal Party dead?” question, echoed ad nauseum in the nation’s press, with a warning to be wary of forcing Canadian politics to fit a certain narrative. That narrative presupposes the inevitability

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The Council of President Call

When I hung up the phone after the 135 minute Council of President’s call last night, I was wondering how I was going to write my blog entry in such a way as to be honest about what happened on the call, but at the same time not foster further division within the party. Then […]

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Liberal Arts and Minds: Me, Myself and Aye

While it has been interesting to read the various post-mortems of the election and the pages and pages of advice being offered to the Liberal Party, my mind keeps drifting back to some reading I was doing pre-election. It started with some of Susan Delacourt’s writing, (and her links to

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On Communication and National Board of Directors

On Monday night the Canucks scored twice in the first period, apparently.  I say apparently because I wasn’t watching the hockey game, I was on a conference call with twenty BC riding presidents, most of the LPCBC executive, and two members of the LPC National Board of Directors.  In BC.  During a Canuck Playoff game.  […]

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Want to Help Rebuild the #LPC? Stop Talking Policy.

Nothing clarifies the mind like getting your ass kicked.  I am seeing more passion about the Liberal Party now than I have seen in years.  Forums, websites, Facebook, email: All are alive with grassroots Liberals wanting to participate in the rebuilding of this great party. Right now, that energy is unfocused.  I am seeing lots […]

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