It was comforting to see that while Mr. Ignatieff has abandoned the legislature to consult with constituents (which he had ample opportunity to do from December to March) he has left the Liberal Party he leads in the "capable hands" of the former NDP Premiers Bob Rae and Ujjal Dosanjh who did all the talking in Question Period today. Bob did seem a little nervous to be sitting in the big chair, and Ujjal was sure to use the oft-spoken "in Reform/Alliance circles this means..."
Has Iggy decided to shift his focus from winning the center where the greatest plurality of votes are in favour of trying to outflank Layton on the left? I seem to recall a similar strategy used by Stephane Dion. If you can't win the center, why not try to appeal to the lunatic fringe? It makes perfect sense right? How else can you logically explain this much face time going to Dosanjh? Ujjal was a spectacular failure in provincial politics and is so toxic in his own city that he could not win his own riding while he was the sitting Premier!
I remember Ujjal running campaign commercials on local radio calling Iraq “Harper’s war”. I wonder if we can get him on record calling it “Ignatieff’s war”?
I seem to recall Dosanjh barely winnign his seat last time. Probably won't be around after next election. Let him get his useless 5 minutes before he becomes a spectacular failure in federal politics too.
ReplyDeleteIceman and Hinchey's Store, you have Ujjal Dosanjh read accurately. While winning his riding barely, by the skin of his teeth, he vowed to NOT work with "Harper." It's ironic that Dosanjh and Rae, who slid over to the federal Liberals from the NDP, because the NDP isn't able to win a sufficient number of seats to govern, are now regarded by Ignatieff as spokesmen for the Liberal Party of Canada. Dosanjh and Rae were both incompetent premiers of their own provinces.
ReplyDeleteIgnatieff apparently hasn't spent enough time in Canada to know the provincial history.
The University Pub Tour has been extended.
ReplyDeleteSo yah got 2 ex-Dippers taking the lead.
ReplyDeleteWhich pretty much represents the LPC at 2 lefties for every 1 rightie.
Imo, we have witnessed ( starting with the coalition of losers trying to do it the easy way)
the genesis of the uniting of the left.
After the thinkers conference (which Liberal MPs are not invited to, say Hebert) we may see a unity platform,
which explains why Iffy refuses to put out policy...exciting times!
Superb observance, guys! I was watching their back to back 'questions' (that is a loose term for what they actually did) and thought the exact same thing being so terribly ironic.
ReplyDeleteI have to say as well, the Minister of Health provided a rather sweet SMACKDOWN to that extreme socialist UD!
Thanks for reminding me Bec. I agree that was the most impressed that I have ever been with Minister Aggluklak. She seems more comfortable now addressing the commons than in 2009. I suppose she defeated the swine flu, so she has that in her pocket.
ReplyDeleteI hope Wilson's correct, and this is the start of the unification of the Left. The few Right leaning Liberals can cross the floor or sit as Independents.
ReplyDeleteI nominate Jack Layton for Leader of the new Party,to be called the Liberal-Dippers. Ignatieff can go back to whatever university needs an aristocratic psuedo-intellectual on their staff.
DMorris
If they united I always thought they could be called the Liberal Separatist Democratic Party, or LSD for short.
ReplyDeletegimbol, too funny! LOL.
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