Canada General Discussion 1.5: The Countdown Begins

[RogueBeaver]

IIRC Cleary doesn't have many fans even among Dippers.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Anyone catch yesterday's 308 projection? Kinda scary.

[RogueBeaver]

Unsurprisingly, Fortin has quit the BQ. They're down to 3 now.

[Hatman 🍁]

In perhaps the greatest news in the history of television, the worst person in Canada (Kevin O'Learly) will be quitting the CBC.

[MaxQue]

In perhaps the greatest news in the history of television, the worst person in Canada (Kevin O'Learly) will be quitting the CBC.

Wouldn't that title belong to Don Cherry?

[RogueBeaver]

PQ leadership rules will be set Sept. 27.

[Hatman 🍁]

In perhaps the greatest news in the history of television, the worst person in Canada (Kevin O'Learly) will be quitting the CBC.

Wouldn't that title belong to Don Cherry?

Don Cherry can be amusing at times. He doesn't come close to the horrible piece of sh[inks] that O'Leary is. Of course, I understand that Cherry can't be that popular in Quebec

[Njall]

Don't forget the last by-election in Calgary-Elbow... what do you reckon the Liberals' chances are of winning it?

Pretty low, I'd imagine.  The Liberals have lost a lot of strength province-wide since then.  Plus, at that time the Liberals were the default anti-PC vote.  They'll certainly improve on their 2012 result, but I don't think they have what it takes to win.

[RogueBeaver]

Speculation that Prentice may be doing worse than expected in the Progs' leadership race, though everyone still expects him to win.

[RogueBeaver]

Yes, thankfully the PQ is no longer in office. But I wonder what the Anglo media will say when Couillard introduces his Charter in a few weeks? The PQ will be back eventually, and the PLQ is awful in its own way.

[RogueBeaver]

Trudeau's Ottawa home was broken into last night with his family inside. Fortunately no one was harmed & nothing taken... but where was the RCMP?

Interesting story on French immigration.

[DC Al Fine]

Yes, thankfully the PQ is no longer in office. But I wonder what the Anglo media will say when Couillard introduces his Charter in a few weeks? The PQ will be back eventually, and the PLQ is awful in its own way.

*Continues supporting fringe parties in Quebec*

[RogueBeaver]

Trudeau Maclean's interview. As usual, no specifics.

[RogueBeaver]

The Bloc could disappear next year: quite conceivably the 3 incumbents retire. Key quote:  À l’interne, on entend souvent dire que lors du prochain scrutin, «ça passe ou ça casse».

[RogueBeaver]

Patry will probably quit today, Bellavance and HQ staff could follow later. I wholeheartedly agree with Trudeau that this is glorious news, but the BQ will still fight next year.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

Are all these defectors going to run as independents, retire or join other parties?

[RogueBeaver]

Plamondon will stay but probably retire. He's 71 and was first elected in '84 as a PC. If the others run as independents they'll lose. I doubt any of them join other parties: Patry defected from the NDP last year.

[RogueBeaver]

A lot of nomination issues in all 3 parties. That said, HQ jigging things for their preferred candidate is the norm... Trudeau should've just used his appointment power.

Rick Norlock is retiring next year.

[RogueBeaver]

Patry will retire next year.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Mark Gerretsen is running for the Liberal nod in Kingston and the Islands. We're losing a good MP in Ted Hsu, but, alas, he supported the wrong candidate for leader.

Gerretsen is objectively terrible. As mayor, he has consistently antagonized students. If the student vote carries any weight, the dynamic could be interesting in October 2015. We hate him, and if he's the Liberal candidate, a lot of young people could go NDP and hand the Conservative the win.

[RogueBeaver]

Prentice will run in Calgary this fall.

[RogueBeaver]

Wouters is retiring in October, and his deputy Janine Charette will succeed him as Clerk.

ROFLMAO: Grits targeting 7-8 Alberta seats.

[RogueBeaver]

Dipper QC backbencher quits over Mideast policy. If this were the US, media folks would be demanding Mulcair "Sister Souljah" his own party's granola types.

[Vosem]

Considering Liberals are surging in Alberta, what do Duncan's chances in Strathcona look like? Will the left-wing vote gravitate to her like it did in 2011, or could she be unseated? (By Liberals or Conservatives)?

[RogueBeaver]

I'll defer to Njall on that one.


Yet another reason why I'm definitely buying Hebert's book. Parizeau had used and discarded Bouchard by referendum day, Bouchard admits he might've settled for something less than independence, which is irrelevant.

Maclean's takes a sober look at the Grit Alberta dream.