And now it has just become depressing. The international media has picked up on the census debate and they’re just mocking it. There is this priceless quote in a New York Times article: “I wouldn’t call this political interference,” Professor Prewitt said. “I would call this government stupidity.” Yes, the beauty for all of America [...]
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And now, the international laughing stock phase of our debate…
The Census weak link: What the Liberals, Bloc & NDP should do
Public and the media condemnation of the government’s decision to end the long form census has been universal (see more fun quotes below). Now the political opposition has started to mobilize. The focus of the opposition has been on the secretive nature of the decision and the failure to consult any stakeholders. While this is [...]
Concerns from Beyond the West: The dangers one-member, one-vote
There is a panel at the Globe and Mail website on Rebuilding the Liberal Party, with small essays on the subject from Navdeep Bains, Martha Hall Findlay and Bob Rae. All three mention conducting Leadership races with one-member, one-vote as part of the rebuilding process. Below I’ve republished a cleaned up and slightly fleshed out [...]
What next for Liberals? – Proceed with Caution
I’ve yet to talk to a Liberal who is excited by this coalition. I’m sure they are out there – I just have yet to meet one. From what I have heard, most feel the coalition proposal is a necessary evil – one required to reign in a Prime Minister who -during a period of [...]
Liberal Renewal: Indentify good questions, not answers
The following was a memo I wrote for some friends back in May, 2006 as the Liberal Renewal Commission was just getting going. I was sensing that we needed a process that was emergent – one that leveraged its reputation (and meager resources) not to do something top down, but facilitate something bottom-up. Recently a [...]
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