Let’s show some sympathy for those unfortunate people who have charisma. All their lives, people have liked them. They don’t know why. All they know is that if they smile and say the right kind of things, people will agree with them and even follow them. That works just fine, and they have happy and…
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What Next for the Liberals?
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Chrystia Freeland’s abrupt departure from cabinet has answered the question that many have been asking. What’s Going On? The usual approach to a change of guard at the top was just demonstrated by the Democrats in the US. The leader-to-be takes on a higher and higher profile to give that person a chance to create…
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The Retreat of the Right
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Okay, I’m going “pie in the sky” today. Like many voters in the developed world, I’m just so tired of all this populist/rightist/personality-cult politics we’ve been suffering through, I’d like to daydream a bit. The penchant for right-wing parties to choose leaders based on paternalistic qualities, combined with the evolution of new and complicated economic…
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Justin Trudeau: Never Quite Good Enough
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We see it happen over and over in community organizations, especially performance groups. A charismatic personality achieves prominence, eventually rising to leadership. If he (it’s usually a male) is good at his job, (a choir director, star performer or publicity expert) this can be good for the group. In the short term. Unfortunately, people don’t…
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When Propaganda Becomes News
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A big splash in the Righteous-leaning media this week trumpeted a poll showing Justin Trudeau is the worst prime minister in 55 years. His father rated best. Until you look at the numbers they quote. In fact, only 30% of those polled rated Justin the worst. Most leaders in the Western World would be happy…
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Statistics Say Trudeau Stays
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There has been lots of idle speculation recently about whether Trudeau should step down as Liberal leader. If you follow this blog, you will know that I have been of the opinion for several years that he should quit before he’s too far behind. However, that was then, and this is now. If he planned…
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Failing Marks for Canada’s Leadership
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Let me be clear. The Canadian electorate and I are very happy with the results of this last election. The three major parties all have the same plans for the future, based on the agenda the Liberals were already making (slow) progress on with the approval of all the rest. Once again we have a…
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A Letter from …?
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This draft letter was leaked by a high-ranking member of the PMO yesterday. Due to the position of the whistle-blower, his motivation is suspect. I leave it to the reader to decide: Letter to the Citizens of Canada Dear VotersFriends, I have learned a few things over the past week year. The way we…
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5 Points to Ponder – SNC Lavalin
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As the week progressed, so did the SNC Lavalin scandal. However, several points appeared above the morass, and when we connect the dots, we get a disturbing picture. Point 1. Bastions of Male Supremacy I made the point in an article in 2015 that the reason we have so much harassment of women in traditionally…
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The Liberals Didn’t Even Try
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In fact, they did exactly the opposite. They made a promise in order to get elected, and once they got our vote, they cynically manipulated the issue until they could shrug their shoulders and say that nobody wanted it to happen, anyway. The honeymoon is over, folks. Canada’s “natural governing party” has fallen back into…