And the Winner is . . .

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.