THERE IS AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF YOUNG AND NEWLY GRADUATED LAWYERS in the Liberal Party, but what needs to be asked, is how educated are these people in what is happening in Canada and the world right now. These people are used to receiving praise and accolades, how will they handle and survive the times of unimportance and bench warming? What is mission, purpose or principle from of these people and how does it fit with the real citizens of Canada. A CHANGE RIGHT NOW FROM THE HARPER GOVERNMENT to one with a Leader who has no experience, no understanding of the real, ordinary citizens of Canada and little knowledge of world affairs would be equivalent to suicide of Canada. Former justice minister Irwin Cotler may be retiring at the next election but the Liberal Party will not be lacking for legal advice. By my count, 30 of the party’s 143 new, nominated candidates are lawyers. This is the calibre of timber from which Justin Trudeau (bachelor of arts, McGill; bachelor of education, UBC; snowboard school, Whistler/Blackcomb) will fashion his Cabinet, should he become prime minister. There’s no arguing that it’s an impressive crop, on paper. There are more than 50 female candidates; 30 or so are from visible minority backgrounds; there are a number of prominent aboriginal candidates and a sprinkling of high-profile former journalists. I didn’t get a sense of mission, purpose or principle from many of the people I talked to. Rather, the impression was of people who would quite like to pad their resume with some parliamentary experience. The long-standing criticism of the Liberal Party is that it is a brokerage party that stands for nothing. There is an element of truth to accusations made by people like Brad Lavigne, Jack Layton’s former adviser, in his book: Building the Orange Wave. “They can be in favour of free trade one day and against it the next. Every core principle is on the table. What you stand for today is what your pollster told you yesterday,” he said. fullcomment.nationalpost/2014/12/11/john-ivison-new-crop-of-liberal-nominees-long-on-talent-but-seem-short-on-sense-of-principle/
Posted on: Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:54:11 +0000
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