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 Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:52 pm Post subject: Parliamentarian of the Year: Bob Rae |
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http://onwardjames.blogspot.co.....ob_30.html
Progressive Tory corrected me. Therefore, I edited my weblog piece. One of the rare times I did't bother checking all the facts, about the selection process at least.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Not surprising, he's very likeable and a strong performer in the House. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 8:31 am Post subject: |
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Obviously, some people have not listened to him, what he is actually saying, nor do they read his articles.
Frankly, the left are promoting him as a potential leader of the grits. Particularly Andrew Coyne, and Maclean's. However, I think Ted Rogers wasn't Liberal. Hence, how decent of the conservative Rogers Inc to not interfere. But if it was vice versa, say the Toronto Star owners owned the magazines they would not allow an article promoting Conservatives, and chooding one as Parliamnetarian iof the Year. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| Edmund Onward James wrote: | Obviously, some people have not listened to him, what he is actually saying, nor do they read his articles.
Frankly, the left are promoting him as a potential leader of the grits. Particularly Andrew Coyne, and Maclean's. However, I think Ted Rogers wasn't Liberal. Hence, how decent of the conservative Rogers Inc to not interfere. But if it was vice versa, say the Toronto Star owners owned the magazines they would not allow an article promoting Conservatives, and chooding one as Parliamnetarian iof the Year. |
What has Andrew Coyne done to promote Rae as leader? |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 10:51 am Post subject: |
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Okay let's go through the steps.
1.) Coyne is a liberal, supports the liberals.
2.) Liberal party is dying, said many.
3.) Maclean's selected Bob Rae as...
4.) Coyne is a senior editor at Maclean's, likely on the committee or chose them
5.) Hence... Voila!
Just my instinct. Of course, you could e-mail or phone him to verify. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Edmund Onward James wrote: | Okay let's go through the steps.
1.) Coyne is a liberal, supports the liberals.
2.) Liberal party is dying, said many.
3.) Maclean's selected Bob Rae as...
4.) Coyne is a senior editor at Maclean's, likely on the committee or chose them
5.) Hence... Voila!
Just my instinct. Of course, you could e-mail or phone him to verify. |
Coyne didn't select Rae, MPs did. |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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PT...
You are right it was MPs. Thank you for inforiming me. i edited the weblog piece and the beginnig of the thread.
However...
You seem to be awfully supportive of Rae and Coyne. Regardless, if Coyne could have he would have voted.
Do check the numbers who voted: only 164 of 307.
http://www.northumberlandview......;sid=11695
Methodology
There are 307 MPs currently sitting in the House of Commons and 164 MPs participated in the survey as indicated in the following table:
Onlly 66 conservatives responded. And even with those that did some of the votes were for others.
Interesting timing... and by whom? Maclean's editors? |
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I am an Andrew Coyne fan but I don't have a clue what you're talking about with your methodology. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| Progressive Tory wrote: | | I am an Andrew Coyne fan but I don't have a clue what you're talking about with your methodology. |
I suspect neither does anyone else.
However, and obviously not considered by the OP, what percentage of eligible voters placed a vote in any election?
We must accept the results since every has the right to , but may not exercise , their opportunity to vote.
Granted, this is small potatoes in the scheme of things. By Monday no one will remember who won the Parl of the year |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:17 am Post subject: |
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I have to give credit where credit is due;
There is an old expression that you don't dress for the job you have, you dress for the job you want.
I think the Liberals led by Rae have acted more like the Official Opposition with a lowly 34 seats in the Commons then the NDP which has with 102 seats.
While I think the Liberals actions in the Commons and the Senate have largely been kabuki theater this session, they have been able to stay somewhat relevant in the eyes of the voters and for a party that got smashed in May and needed to stay above water they have certainly done so.
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| Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2011 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| cosmostein wrote: | I have to give credit where credit is due;
There is an old expression that you don't dress for the job you have, you dress for the job you want.
I think the Liberals led by Rae have acted more like the Official Opposition with a lowly 34 seats in the Commons then the NDP has with 102 seats.
While I think the Liberals actions in the Commons and the Senate have largely been kabuki theater this session, they have been able to stay somewhat relevant in the eyes of the voters and for a party that got smashed in May and needed to stay above water they have certainly done so. |
Though he may have an alterior motive I'd say many respect his decision to take over the interim leadership of the third party. Whether you agree with his politics or not he has been able to stay in the media. I agree the Liberals comes off as the Official Opposition still, which I'm not surprised by seeing they have a very experienced caucus. |
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