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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Susan Delacourt: Is the party over? (in the Toronto Star)

Susan Delacourt asks a series of good questions:
  • Can a new leader fix the Liberals?
  • Should the Liberal party merge with the NDP?
  • Does Canada need a centrist party?
  • What is a political party anyway?
She quotes from a blog by Vincent St. Pierre, a history student who writes a blog called CalgaryLiberal.com and who had been set to do an internship in Ottawa until this week’s defeat. St. Pierre may have written one of the most intriguing posts about the Liberals’ future.

In his blog post, St. Pierre argues that centrism is an electoral strategy, not a political philosophy, and that the Liberals should now start listening more closely to the current wisdom of — yes — Preston Manning, founder of the old Reform Party.

Full article: Is the party over?.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    As long as there are only two Parties, with electoral system FPTP. it may be okay, but with a different way of voting you can have multiple parties.,,,only with this type of voting system,(FPTP) sucks, only two work. It was easier when there was a PC Party,alone. The Liberals should go back to their own good roots.

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  2. Paul MorrisonMay 8, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    I agree that FPTP is a problem - however, how do you get the party in power to change the system?!

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