tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post1943707913537439825..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: The Liberal "Convention"Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-19669381761382693322012-03-27T17:43:11.532-04:002012-03-27T17:43:11.532-04:00Any internal party mechanism for members to refine...Any internal party mechanism for members to refine convention rules and presentation you can use to coordinate that job there Steve? If you see a need, they say, fill it, Giver er,Jerry Pragerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054428435443042500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-7525888168040260012012-03-27T17:18:18.867-04:002012-03-27T17:18:18.867-04:00I don't see PM Mulcair here, as Rob Silver poi...I don't see PM Mulcair here, as Rob Silver pointed out yesterday, it probably means a status quo situation when it shakes out, but what do I know :)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-78323713113858426612012-03-27T17:04:12.672-04:002012-03-27T17:04:12.672-04:00It will be interesting to see what else Mr Mulcair...It will be interesting to see what else Mr Mulcair is regressive on. I think the NDP made a mistake making this guy leader, but what do I know.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-74468262555281626332012-03-27T16:55:55.039-04:002012-03-27T16:55:55.039-04:00Loraine
Nobody pays attention to these races unti...Loraine<br /><br />Nobody pays attention to these races until the last week, so the idea of a last day debate, when everyone is assembled and engaged, I think it would create a lot buzz!<br /><br />Omar<br /><br />Just mixing it up. Particularly with Mulcair's regressive view, the legalization idea should find appeal.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-61719472620530057712012-03-27T16:51:32.356-04:002012-03-27T16:51:32.356-04:00Hey, where did your LPC marijuana leaf go? Not dow...Hey, where did your LPC marijuana leaf go? Not down with the green any more?Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-6852621209570398352012-03-27T16:44:32.185-04:002012-03-27T16:44:32.185-04:00I very much like the idea of a debate the night be...I very much like the idea of a debate the night before. Few people, even those who follow politics closely, watched any of the NPD debates, and few media reported on it or its content. What I got from the race was that the NDP doesn't have any ideas. <br /><br />To push liberal ideas and the candidates' agenda a debate on the eve of the vote would be ideal. It should even be more interesting than the vote. I don't know a thing about the technology, but mail in ballots should be discouraged and, maybe online voting could take place overnight and into the morning after the debate - a long period for members to submit their vote, and a longer period to fix problems, if any, cross our fingers! I'm sure you smart young ones will come up with something. There's gotta be something better than what I saw this weekend.Loraine Lamontagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512459284158685617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-22965223198735605422012-03-27T16:28:58.092-04:002012-03-27T16:28:58.092-04:00I'm not sure the voting was a success, as I sa...I'm not sure the voting was a success, as I said it was an "utter failure". IF, the vote was quick, then I'm hard pressed to find a downside.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-20790144942919505172012-03-27T16:22:12.048-04:002012-03-27T16:22:12.048-04:00What made the show attractive was its timing, wha...What made the show attractive was its timing, what felt like spring in Toronto last weekend, renewal, blah, blah, and the choice of Mulcair. <br /><br />The four rounds I felt was a bad joke. There is probably something that I don't understand about the preferrential system, but with more than 12,000 votes between Mulcair and Topp on the last ballot where 59,210 votes were counted, 55,659 of which were advanced ballots, I believe that the NDP might as well have tallied up the advance ballots and released the full numbers right off the bat on Saturday morning. It may have attracted more people to vote online to pick it up from there. I feel that these people wasted my time and created a suspense as false as those created on reality shows. There has to be some seriousness in politics; the elected members of these parties decide what to do with half the money I earn after all. <br /><br />You and I love politics but I would wait to see the numbers before concluding that the NDP convention was a success. What made it a success was the choice of Mulcair, a very good politician.Loraine Lamontagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512459284158685617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-47841435652546811432012-03-27T15:17:39.897-04:002012-03-27T15:17:39.897-04:00When I said live, I meant we can vote at Conventio...When I said live, I meant we can vote at Convention itself, once, not in sequence like some dippers.<br /><br />Thanks for clarification, preferential it is.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-91342752820428994912012-03-27T15:13:31.739-04:002012-03-27T15:13:31.739-04:00Under the constitution as amended in Vancouver (we...Under the constitution as amended in Vancouver (weighted one member one vote) and Ottawa (allowing supporters to vote) the current system is indeed a preferential ballot and one day (maybe one weekend, depending on how liberally you read it). I'm actually not sure if allowing live ballot by ballot voting in addition to preferential balloting, as the NDP did, is something the executive has the discretion within the current rules, or if it would require constitutional change. I'd like to see it as an option though, for the drama effect, and being able to react to circumstance.<br /><br />Anyway, no rule change needed for a preferential ballot; it's the status quo. The method of voting though (online, paper, etc.) is still to be determined.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.com