Friday Quickie: Bullet Points October 10, 2008
Posted by tomflesher in Canada.Tags: editorials, Globe and Mail, Jack Layton, Liberal brand, Stephane Dion, Stephen Harper
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- Noted Green Party Activist Stephane Dion attempts to change the Liberal brand at the eleventh hour. He’s competing with Stephen Harper to see who has more empathy, for Pete’s sake. (Dion is accused of lacking substance, but the election is Tuesday, so there might not be time for that idea to percolate.)
- Holy cow, someone says that parties are fragmented. This is shocking to all of us.
- William Johnson claims that Stephen Harper’s majority will be destroyed by the US economic crisis, rather than merely being nonviable in the first place. (Opposing view.)
- Globe and Mail endorsements: Harper is moderate and competent. Dion is inflexible. Jack Layton is not a serious challenge.
- The Tories won’t get a majority. The question is whether a left coalition will congeal into a government.
These Grits are a little watery. September 23, 2008
Posted by tomflesher in Canada.Tags: Canada, editorials, elections, Globe and Mail, Liberal brand, politics, Stephane Dion
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Two editorials from the Globe and Mail discuss the perception of Liberal Party leader Stéphane Dion and the Liberal Party itself as weak.
Canadian Election roundup for 19 september September 19, 2008
Posted by tomflesher in Canada.Tags: Canada, editorials, elections, Globe and Mail, Liberal brand, politics, Quebec
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It’s been difficult to keep abreast of the Canadian federal election this week because so much of the news has focused on American economic troubles. Here’s a quick roundup of the editorials that have been written.
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