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Stockholm makes me want to vomit.
For the record, here's the entire exchange between May and Mulcair in the House:
Saw on Facebook that someone is trying to get Andrew Coyne to enter the Liberal leadership race. Andrew Coyne???
Mark, great comment above.
Boom, Boom, LOL!
Heaven help working people if the Libs win again. I don't care what province they come from, a Corporatist Lib is ALWAYS a Corporatist Lib. Run left, govern right. Count on it.
Great two Liberal brats raised with silver spoons in their mouths are going to lead Canada. Leblanc has a fine last name given his Daddy was the Acadian bagman that helped deliver NB Liberal MP's to Ottawa for years before being rewarded with first a Senate seat and then the GG position. He served under Cretien in the early '90's when the government was slashing and burning programs and stealing the UI fund.
To begin with one is over the hill and the other is still trying to climb up it.
You know something Autoworker, I am completely familiar with the "Rae record'. And, I have actually bothered to learn about Tom Mulcair; and I will say here publicly, I voted for Tom and donated to his campaign. What you want us to believe is that people like myself are simply too stupid, and too niave to see things for what they are. I would wager that I have life experience equal at least to you own. To say the least, your implication that people like me are simply too stupid to see things for what they are is to say the least, insulting and, patronizing.
Look Autoworker, you posted previous to me and that implication of your comment was clear. To say the least, my impression of you is that you are frankly, a jerk. I didn't deserve your reply. You painted with a broad brush, buddy, and don't think that you can get away with it without being called on it. Get over yourself.
Didn't know anybody still used the term "French Canadian".
Uh yes, there is. Rae has moved away from principles, while Mulcair has moved towards them. That, and the voters still LIKE Mulcair.
social justice and green values...neither of which exist in the Liberal Party any longer.
As I see it, the difference between Mulcair and Rae is one of reliability. Rae came into power with the Ontario NDP promising public auto insurance but did not deliver. Mulcair came into power as Environment Minister within the Quebec Liberals, and promised reduced greenhouse gases, along with protected parklands (both delivered). When Charest screwed around with the latter promise, he resigned. He could have went to the PQ, but he's a committed federalist, and so he went with the less promising NDP. Rae, on the other hand, became less committed to social democracy, and began espousing the idea of flexibility and centralism. So, the main difference is commitment. That said, there are some similariities. It appears that both are quite pro-Israel. And both seem a bit closer to the centre than I would like. But, regardless, between the two of them, I feel that Mulcair is more reliable. Anyway, it's not an issue since Rae is close to retiring.
That Mulcair decided that he didn't want to be in the PC (prov lib party) govt anymore and resigned as a cabinet minister. Dewar doesn't want to become a liberal and nor run for the leadership. And who cares what Rae thinks.
Why would Dewar possibly want to join the party that's doomed to be in third place AGAIN after the next election? It's not as though anybody who voted NDP last time has any good reason to switch to the Liberals, or will have, no matter who wins the leadership.
You have no reason to be pushing for a Liberal revival. That party has no core values and nothing to offer the country. And it's differences with Harper are too trivial to matter(especially on economics and social justice, which are the only truly important national issues).
Why would Dewar possibly want to join the party that's doomed to be in third place AGAIN after the next election? It's not as though anybody who voted NDP last time has any good reason to switch to the Liberals, or will have, no matter who wins the leadership.
You have no reason to be pushing for a Liberal revival autoworker. That party has no core values and nothing to offer the country. And it's differences with Harper are too trivial to matter(especially on economics and social justice, which are the only truly important national issues). And their arrogant, essentially right-wing position on federalism will make them unelectable in Quebec for the rest of eternity.
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do you think trudeau will win if he seeks lib leader? Ugh! he remind me of Mexican 2012 elections PRI Enrique!
will trudeau revive liberals??
Autoworker, there was one poll with the NDP not leading or tied with the Cons and you are stating "listing starboard of late"! Wow, liberal fantasy is working overtime.