Quit picking on the Shiny Pony

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Oh, he's hit the big times now: The Economist!

Canadian politics: The son also rises | The Economist
Are good looks and a famous name enough to make Justin Trudeau (pictured) his
country’s next prime minister?





WHEN the Liberal Party came third in Canada’s 2011 general election, with
just 34 of the 308 seats in the House of Commons, pundits began to talk of the
impending death of what for more than a century had been the country’s natural
party of government. The Liberals had been led to the brink of oblivion by a run
of disastrous leaders, effortlessly outwitted by Stephen Harper, the
Conservative prime minister since 2006.


Now such talk seems premature. Four by-elections late last month bore out the
Liberals’ recent lead in opinion polls. No seats changed hands: the Liberals and
Conservatives each held two. But the Liberals saw their support surge across the
board, at the expense of both the Conservatives and the leftish New Democratic
Party (NDP), the official opposition. It was the strongest indication yet that
the party had picked a potential winner last April when Justin Trudeau, the son
of a former prime minister, was chosen as its leader.
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Oh, Shiny Pony!



Trudeau mocked Harper yesterday for not answering questions. Today, says no questions while surrounded by reporters.

https://twitter.com/clintupham/status/437621577941671936/photo/1
 
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Colpy....think about it.

Who here has had 44% raises in the past 9 years or how about raises totalling 80% in the past 15? Anyone?
 
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petros said:
Colpy....think about it.

Who here has had 44% raises in the past 9 years or how about raises totalling 80% in the past 15? Anyone?
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Not raises but my net worth has probably gone up that much. ANd I did get about a 30% raise last year by changing employers. Maybe more when bennies are calculated in.
 
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Why would any Canadian of Ukrainian descent ever vote Liberal ?

Michael Ignatieff wrote of them; "I have reasons to take the Ukraine seriously indeed. But, to be honest, I'm having trouble. Ukrainian independence conjures up images of peasants in embroidered shirts, the nasal whine of ethnic instruments, phony Cossacks in cloaks and boots..."

He wrote that before the Liberals parachuted the future czar into the Etobicoke—Lakeshore riding.

Once he landed, he fought his way through the grassroots, dismissing critics wherever they popped up, and claimed his rightful territory.

'I am Michael of the Ignatieff family, I am your leader'.

Fast forward 10 years, and the current Liberal leader makes jokes about the crisis in Ukraine. Is Iggy advising him?


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Oh, Shiny Pony!






Robert Fife ‏@RobertFife

Zack Paikin accuses @JustinTrudeau of reneging on open nominations. Withdraws from Lib nomination in Hamilton-area riding.




Zach Paikin has been a real Trudeau booster. He’s even done what many Liberals, including Justin himself, will not do and come on Sun News to defend the party and the leader.

Now he’s bolting after Trudeau did what he promised he wouldn’t do, started fiddling with nominations to get desired candidates in and keep undesirables out.

Maybe Zach was also facing an uphill battle for his nomination but I don’t think that’s all this is. He has devoted a lot of time to this party, he sees politics as a career and he just blasted the leader in public.

Here is his statement.
Dear friends;

Last week, Justin Trudeau broke a key promise to hold open nominations in every riding by blocking the candidacy of Christine Innes in downtown Toronto.

I cannot, in good conscience, campaign to be a part of a team of candidates if others seeking to join that team are prevented from doing so if their ideas or ambitions run contrary to the party leader’s interest. Therefore, after spending the weekend consulting with friends and family, I am taking what I believe to be a principled decision by withdrawing my candidacy for the Liberal nomination in Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas as a sign of protest.

In the months following our defeat in 2011, many of us believed that we were, in effect, building and creating a new party. I campaigned to be the Liberal Party’s National Policy Chair two years ago on a platform designed to help build the most open political party in Canadian history. I believe that I have a responsibility to speak on behalf of those grassroots Liberals who supported that vision.

I am a strong believer in our country’s founding democratic principles, including: Parliament as a place for dialogue, a government that is accountable to Parliament, and party leaders who remain accountable to their respective caucuses (not vice-versa). I am particularly troubled by the fact that our leader has discarded some of those principles ultimately in order to protect a star candidate.

Stephen Harper is “Exhibit A” of what happens when a leader compromises on his democratic principles in order to win power. I feel it important to speak up as forcefully as I can so that the party I care about doesn’t go down the same road.

With a pledge to hold open nominations comes the natural consequence that some of those nomination battles will be fierce. But holding open nominations ultimately helps a political party with fundraising and voter outreach and engagement. Blocking nomination bids is what creates the party-wide toxicity we seek to avoid.

I still believe that the Liberal Party of Canada remains the most forceful defender in this country of social progress, fiscal responsibility and national unity. I will focus my efforts going forward on supporting the candidacies of friends and colleagues who I think will make outstanding public servants.

Best,

-Zach Paikin


Zach Paikin dumps team Trudeau over lack of openness | Lilley’s Pad


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Locutus said:
Oh, Shiny Pony!






Robert Fife ‏@RobertFife

Zack Paikin accuses @JustinTrudeau of reneging on open nominations. Withdraws from Lib nomination in Hamilton-area riding.




Zach Paikin has been a real Trudeau booster. He’s even done what many Liberals, including Justin himself, will not do and come on Sun News to defend the party and the leader.

Now he’s bolting after Trudeau did what he promised he wouldn’t do, started fiddling with nominations to get desired candidates in and keep undesirables out.

Maybe Zach was also facing an uphill battle for his nomination but I don’t think that’s all this is. He has devoted a lot of time to this party, he sees politics as a career and he just blasted the leader in public.

Here is his statement.
Dear friends;

Last week, Justin Trudeau broke a key promise to hold open nominations in every riding by blocking the candidacy of Christine Innes in downtown Toronto.

I cannot, in good conscience, campaign to be a part of a team of candidates if others seeking to join that team are prevented from doing so if their ideas or ambitions run contrary to the party leader’s interest. Therefore, after spending the weekend consulting with friends and family, I am taking what I believe to be a principled decision by withdrawing my candidacy for the Liberal nomination in Hamilton West–Ancaster–Dundas as a sign of protest.

In the months following our defeat in 2011, many of us believed that we were, in effect, building and creating a new party. I campaigned to be the Liberal Party’s National Policy Chair two years ago on a platform designed to help build the most open political party in Canadian history. I believe that I have a responsibility to speak on behalf of those grassroots Liberals who supported that vision.

I am a strong believer in our country’s founding democratic principles, including: Parliament as a place for dialogue, a government that is accountable to Parliament, and party leaders who remain accountable to their respective caucuses (not vice-versa). I am particularly troubled by the fact that our leader has discarded some of those principles ultimately in order to protect a star candidate.

Stephen Harper is “Exhibit A” of what happens when a leader compromises on his democratic principles in order to win power. I feel it important to speak up as forcefully as I can so that the party I care about doesn’t go down the same road.

With a pledge to hold open nominations comes the natural consequence that some of those nomination battles will be fierce. But holding open nominations ultimately helps a political party with fundraising and voter outreach and engagement. Blocking nomination bids is what creates the party-wide toxicity we seek to avoid.

I still believe that the Liberal Party of Canada remains the most forceful defender in this country of social progress, fiscal responsibility and national unity. I will focus my efforts going forward on supporting the candidacies of friends and colleagues who I think will make outstanding public servants.

Best,

-Zach Paikin


Zach Paikin dumps team Trudeau over lack of openness | Lilley’s Pad


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It is beginning to become clear that Justin is not only an idiot and an admirer of tyrannies, but a lying piece of **** as well.
 
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The New Liberal party.
Sound familiar.
Justin Trudeau under fire from Trinity-Spadina Liberals - Politics - CBC News

‘Absolutely no due or fair process’: Trinity-Spadina riding exec condemns Justin Trudeau’s blocking of candidate | National Post

Could not find a Globe and Mail article.
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Read the article. Trudeau did the right thing. He has said before that he will not put up with infighting and that he will deal with it and stop it. He is doing what he said he would do. The "old guard" may not like it, but tough shyte.
 
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gerryh said:
Read the article. Trudeau did the right thing. He has said before that he will not put up with infighting and that he will deal with it and stop it. He is doing what he said he would do. The "old guard" may not like it, but tough shyte.
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Myself I think there is more to this than what the Liberal Party, Trudeau has stated.
JMHO
 
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