We’re having a leadership contest for the Liberal Party of
Canada. Well, some of us think it is a
contest, but many think it is no contest at all and that the party should just
go ahead and anoint Justin Trudeau as the new party leader. How can you deny this post to the son of the
great Pierre Trudeau? Surely dynasties
should prevail. After all, the Americans
have done it with the Bushes, father and son, and look how that turned
out. By the same logic, the next
Conservative leader should be Ben Mulroney, son of the great Brian.
The media is all excited about the prospect of Justin being
the next leader. Look how young and
charismatic he is. Surely he will lead
the Liberal Party to greatness, and what great press he will make. Of course the press that seems to be the most
excited tends to be the more conservative pundits. They see the poor Justin as the perfect
target for denigration and attacks. I’m
sure the Conservative (Oh excuse me, the Harper) government are just as anxious
for Justin to be selected. They also see
a prefect bull’s-eye for their attack ads and debates.
You can imagine the subjects now,
“Poor little rich boy”
“Too little experience”
“Can fight in the ring but not on the floor (of the House of
Commons)”
“Only there because of his father’s name”. This will be followed by attacks on his
father.
Yes, there they are just licking their lips in
anticipation. Let the anointing happen
and then let the bloodletting begin.
Or we could select someone who has more experience, is not
afraid to air his ideas and who would be hard to target for attacks. That and the fact that I know the man
personally is the reason why I would pick Marc Garneau for the leadership.
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