Elizabeth May could quit as Green Party leader this month ‘Broken-hearted’ May says boycott Israel policy has her on verge of stepping down as leader By David Cochrane, CBC News Posted: Aug 12, 2016 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Aug 12, … Continue reading →
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 Comments are closed   BDS, elizabeth may, environment, green party, Harper, NDP, parliament, Progressives, Tom Mulcair, Uncategorized As you know the last month has been a horrible one for Sophie Grégoire Trudeau.Rona Ambrose and her monstrous Cons have gone after her, her children, and her mother in law Margaret.And Sophie even had to lecture her husband about minding his elbows.Bu… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: The Night Sophie Grégoire Trudeau Stole the Show Well I see that after threatening to punish Justin Trudeau for his role in the so-called elbowgate kerfuffle.And either suspend him or humiliate him. Or hopefully hang him.The Cons and the NDP have decided to drop the idea like a hot potato.Or pour w… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: The Day The Opposition Losers Decided Not To Punish Justin Trudeau I don't think the so-called two-four long weekend has ever come at a better time in the whole history of Canada.So we can all recover from that act of collective madness that was the elbowgate affair. For it has been a real nightmare.The Trudeau h… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: Elbowgate and the Trudeau Hater Losers It's the ugliest picture of the whole so-called elbow gate bumpgate incident. The Commons is in an uproar, Justin Trudeau has apologized as a decent person should, And there standing in the gaggle of NDP MPs is Tom Mulcair grinning like a ha… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: When Is Tom Mulcair Going to Apologize for His Disgraceful Behaviour? Comments are closed Con clowns, Elbowgate, Justin Trudeau, Ruth-Ellen Brosseau, The Slow Death of the NDP, Tom Mulcair In some ways it was a stirring sight. Tom Mulcair returning to the House of Commons after his humiliating defeat at the NDP leadership convention.Standing tall and getting a standing ovation.Two days after his fellow New Democrats made a dramatic sho… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: Tom Mulcair’s Sad Return to the House of Commons In the past couple of days I’ve read a few tweets and quotes in articles from people suggesting that it would be inappropriate for Thomas Mulcair to remain as interim leader of the NDP after his failure in the leadership review vote at the NDP co… . . . → Read More: Maple-Flavoured Politics: Thomas Mulcair: Should he be interim NDP leader? An orange shock wave rolled over the Canadian political landscape yesterday. In its wake Tom Mulcair’s leadership of the NDP came to a sudden, even shocking end. Some time ago I made the case for why the NDP should choose a new leader. I was surprise… . . . → Read More: Eh Types: Lame Duck L’Orange It could only happen in Canada. Or at an NDP leadership convention.First the party gives the leader the boot.In a dramatic rejection of Tom Mulcair's time as leader of the federal NDP, delegates gathered in Edmonton for the party's convention h… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: The NDP Snatches Defeat From the Jaws of Victory They complained about the way Tom Mulcair and his party marginalized them during the last election, or treated them like children.They complained about the way they were sent out to campaign with a boring, conservative-lite platform no young person co… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: The Sad Surrender of the NDP’s Youth Wing Mulcair and the NDP head into couples therapy at convention NDP leader faces a divided party, with some calling for his departure and others standing behind him By Chris Hall, CBC News Posted: Apr 08, 2016 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: … Continue reading → Comments are closed back room boys, Liberals, middle of the road, NDP, party policy, Tom Mulcair, Trudeau, Uncategorized Well as you all know, Tom Mulcair is perched precariously on a narrow plank, over the deep blue sea.With the big question being, will he be standing or swimming on Monday? But even as he marches or limps towards his destiny, some of the old guard ar… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: The Most Ridiculous Reason For Not Firing Tom Mulcair Comments are closed jerry dias, ken georgetti, NDP Leadership Review, The Great Stop Harper Movement, Tom Mulcair I watched Tom Mulcair being interviewed by Peter Mansbridge last night, and I have to say I was not impressed.He still strikes me as more of a professional politician, than a genuine left-wing leader.I still don't think he's the NDP's futur… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: One More Reason Tom Mulcair Should Resign It's looking more and more like Tom Mulcair will survive his leadership review. Or at least get a two year reprieve. New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair should have two years to rebuild the party’s fortunes before being replaced, but that co… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: Will Tom Mulcair Blow Up the NDP? Tom Mulcair isn’t alone.A lot of people have been making the extremely dangerous argument over the past few days that we ought to accept any claim or accusation based solely on the fact that someone made it.They have been using the Twitter hashtag #Ibe… . . . → Read More: The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Why Tom Mulcair is wrong… yet again #nlpoli #cdnpoli I haven't written anything about the NDP leadership review, because I know some of my NDP friends are still hurting from their disastrous election result. And I didn't want to re-open any wounds.And also because I think Justin Trudeau is the be… . . . → Read More: Montreal Simon: The NDP Review: Why I Believe Tom Mulcair Should Go On January 1st, many greet the New Year armed with a resolution meant to improve themselves. As people are creatures of habit they often fail, but there is surely merit in recognizing where you can improve. In that spirit, I decided to s… . . . → Read More: Eh Types: NDP Resolution? Shave the Beard daveberta.ca - Alberta Politics: What do the federal election results mean for Edmonton and Alberta?With the excitement of the 2015 federal election one week behind us, now is a good time to take a look at how the results of the election could impact Edmonton and Alberta. The reality of a majority Liberal government in Ottawa… Continue Reading → Comments are closed 2015 federal election, Alberta in Cabinet, Alberta Politics, Amarjeet Sohi, Bellwether Ridings, Calgary-Centre, Calgary-Skyview, Conservative Party Leadership Race 2016, Darshan Kang, Don Iveson, Edmonton Centre, Edmonton Journal, Edmonton-Mill Woods, first-past-the-post, Institute of Public Administration of Canada, Jason Kenney, Justin Trudeau, Kent Hehr, Margo Goodhand, Michelle Rempel, OP21 Climate Change Conference, Rachel Notley, Randy Boissonnault, stephen harper, Tom Mulcair Finally, Stephen Harper is gone – an end to a decade-long nightmare for our country. His politics of control, fear, and division finally caught up to him. We got our country back, an end to scapegoating religious minorities, an end to the war on science, and hopefully the return to a sane foreign policy. . . . → Read More: LeDaro: LeDaro 2015-10-20 11:45:00 Comments are closed elizabeth may, Federal elections 2015, green party, Hope for better Canada, Justin Trudeau, Justin Trudeau - majority, stephen harper, Tom Mulcair The dust has yet to finally settle on tonight’s election night results but we know that the Liberal Party led by Justin Trudeau will form a majority government with more than 180 seats in the next parliament. Conservative Party leader Stephen… Continue Reading → Comments are closed Alberta Politics, Amarjeet Sohi, Calgary-Centre, Calgary-Skyview, Darshan Kang, Don Iveson, Edmonton Centre, Edmonton Strathcona, Edmonton-Mill Woods, jack layton, Justin Trudeau, Kent Hehr, Linda Duncan, naheed nenshi, Rachel Notley, Randy Boissonnault, stephen harper, tim uppal, Tom Mulcair PHOTOS: Trashy bars like this with free-injection sites and illegal card games out back could soon start popping up in cities like yours if we don’t re-elect the sternly upright Stephen Harper. Really! And if you think this story was easy to illustrate without straining the limits of good taste, you haven’t been spending much . . . → Read More: Alberta Politics: Brothels? Neighbourhood injection sites? Have the Cons jumped the shark? Or is the nightmare just beginning? There is no longer any doubt that Alberta is an important battleground in this federal election campaign. While Conservatives will dominate in the provincial seat count, the Liberals and NDP believe they are in a position to win competitive races in Edmonton… Continue Reading → Comments are closed Aaron Paquette, Alberta Politics, Amarjeet Sohi, Calgary Confederation, Calgary Heritage, Calgary-Centre, Calgary-Skyview, Darshan Kang, David Eggen, Edmonton Centre, Edmonton Strathcona, Edmonton-Griesbach, Edmonton-Manning, Edmonton-Mill Woods, Gil McGowan, Janis Irwin, Joan Crockatt, Joe Ceci, Justin Trudeau, Kent Hehr, Linda Duncan, Matt Grant, Rachel Notley, Randy Boissonnault, Stephane Dion, stephen harper, tim uppal, Tom Mulcair Trudeau: The Fighter Let’s start with the view of how Tom Mulcair behaved in the Munk foreign policy debate, from Gerald Caplan: But if I remove my mask of detachment, I must report that it was not at all the night the NDP needed to recover its faded lead. But there’s still three weeks . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: The Debates: Who won, who lost, and why Comments are closed 2015 election, brand, framing, Justin Trudeau, political debates, stephen harper, The Fighter, Tom Mulcair, Trudeau Brand
Let’s start with the view of how Tom Mulcair behaved in the Munk foreign policy debate, from Gerald Caplan:
And Caplan’s conclusion about Mulcair’s performance in the debates?
The Two Big Dogs & The Kid: Eric Morse has a good summary of the Munk Debate:
That reflects the reality of all the political debates. They all had political blood in it. The betting by most commentators prior to the first debate was that the order of competency in debating was clear: Harper was the Big Dog. Then, close on his heels, came Mulcair. And Trudeau? Most thought it would be a victory for him if he did not fall flat on his face while walking to the podium; once there, if he did not collapse like a squeaky and ill-tied birthday balloon; and during the one-on-one segments, if he could snatch a small portion of the air time away from the two debatemeisters. What went wrong? The main thing that happened to the two Big Dogs was that they underestimated the competence of Justin Trudeau. Way back in January this year, Samuel Getachew got it right:
And Brian Mulroney warned the Conservatives in early October of this same strategic blunder:
He said he considered Mr. Trudeau’s father to be a “very tough, able man,” adding, “You know, the apple sometimes doesn’t fall far from the tree. He certainly has some of the grit of his dad, and he’s obviously got, as well, he obviously has some of the qualities required to win an election.” The War of the Brands – The Fighter versus the Not Yet Ready Kid: Trudeau summed up his view this way:
Which brings me to the Battle of the Brands. Trudeau has clearly won this battle. Harper spent a fortune trying to frame Trudeau as the son of wealth, without intrinsic judgment, and just “not ready.” And how did Trudeau react? By putting up his own brand against the Harper framing. And that brand reached back into his youthful days, when he started boxing. He burst out of the leadership gate with his boxing match against a bigger, heavier, supposedly better boxer. He trained hard; kept his counsel; and then whipped the man everybody thought would beat him. And in doing so established the brand of Trudeau the Fighter. Note that before every debate, the media gets the chance to see Trudeau in a boxing ring. That’s not just by chance. Trudeau is reinforcing his brand as The Fighter every time he does this. And it works in three ways. First, it works for him. His stints in the ring before every debate shore up his own view of himself as a fighter. When he ran for MP in a riding that was not a Liberal stronghold, he fought hard. He did his homework (training). He spent time speaking to voters in the riding (personal research). He built up a membership from scratch, and kept it running like a well oiled machine (setting targets and dedication). Secondly, both Mulcair and Harper had fallen into the trap that so often catches married couples in a loveless marriage: they cannot stand each other, but need each other to define themselves. With Harper isolating himself from any real contact with real people (his almost paranoid meetings with pre-vetted party members; his setting limits to media questions; his banning other MPs in his party from saying anything in public except PMO speaking points; his performances in question period in the House, carefully scripted and supported by mindless baying of otherwise voiceless MPs), he is ill-equipped for any real debate. And with Mulcair being the leader of the opposition, with the right to most air time in the House after Harper, the trap was set for both men. They fought each other, in the abnormal conditions of Question Period in the House. No real free for all debate, but set times on set topics. Mulcair relished this because he saw it as putting Trudeau in the shadows, and allowing Canadians to see the only two genuine contenders for PM in action in the House. With every question period, the webs of the trap around these two men were spun tighter and tighter. They bought into their assessments that really they were the only two genuine contenders for the top job in the nation. Despite the warnings not to underestimate Trudeau, neither Harper Mulcair took him seriously. And they still don’t. So when Trudeau the Fighter stepped into the debate rings, he surprised both men, and many Canadians. He fought. And he fought skillfully, with a rapid mind, a lot of homework, and a value system that was his own pathfinder in his political career. He attacked, much to the surprise of Harper and Mulcair, who both expected him to know his place, wait his turn, and try not to fall flat on his face. And when he was attacked, much to their surprise he counter punched, devastatingly and with great impact. Harper and Mulcair expected to pound a schoolboy into submission with a few hard blows, and then turn back to each other as the main show. Instead, they found themselves outfought by the young man they had underestimated. Trudeau outfought them on debate content. He outfought them on debate style. He outfought them on debate preparation. He outfought them on debate sound bites. He outfought them on choice of battlegrounds. He outfought them on vitality. And now it is too late for both these two, tired, beaten men. . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: The Debates: Who won, who lost, and why Comments are closed 2015 election, brand, framing, Justin Trudeau, political debates, stephen harper, The Fighter, Tom Mulcair, Trudeau Brand Abacus has a poll out on September 27 that has very bad news for Mulcair’s NDP. The NDP support in Quebec, its heartland, has plunged over the past week, dropping like a stone, while the other parties are ticking upwards: And this anti-Orange Wave has dragged the NDP down nationally as well: In Battleground . . . → Read More: CuriosityCat: Is an anti-Orange Wave rising in Quebec? | ||||
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