I like Stephane Dion. I don't have a problem with his English (my French is much, much worse!), generally speaking I like what he has to say and his obvious intelligence.
However, it's becoming more and more clear that he has not been able to heal the rifts in the Liberal party, nor does he appear to have the ability to effectively counter the tactics of the Con$.
I believe he's a good man, and in a different time would be an excellent leader - but Dion's era is not today. The guttersnipes of today's politics are not his natural habitat, and unfortunately he isn't a compelling enough figure in his own right to persuade others to follow him beyond the attraction of his ideas.
Dion has taken some good shots at the Con$, but he's not consistent about it. He doesn't appear to get the idea that in today's world, you have to find a stance and hammer on it. It's not like the HarperCon$ haven't provided more than enough fodder to go after.
Unless I miss my guess, the failure to establish a message and stick to it is a big part of the reason for the continuation of the rifts in the party.
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I had thought that Dion was a good choice for leader, in spite of his poor English. However, recent events have given me cause to question his leadership.
What has outraged me the most was the way Liberal MP Keith Martin has led an attack against the Canadian Human Rights Act's protection from hate messages on the Internet. Section 13.(1) of the CHRA makes communicating hate messages telephonically and via the Internet a discriminatory practice.
I expected Mr. Dion to have given Keith Martin a choice - withdraw his private members bill to rescind s. 13 of the CHRC, or be kicked out of the party.
And what did Mr. Dion do?? Sweet F%*K ALL!
It is a strange situation indeed when the PC Premier of Alberta takes a stronger stand for human Rights than the gutless leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Trudeau must be turning in his grave.
And what about Alberta Liberal Leader, Kevin Taft? He advised the Calgary Herald's Editorial Board that if elected, he would weaken Alberta's Human Rights legislation.
All I can say is Thank God Taft's Liberals didn't get into power.
I am praying that Louise Arbour will run for Liberal Leader. She has more balls than all the libs put together... CANADA DESPARATELY NEEDS A LEADER WITH GUTS AND INTEGRITY.
I supported Dion's leadership. I even ran as a delegate (but didn't win). I still think Dion had an excellent mind and a lot of good ideas, but he seems not to have developed a clue as to how to present his ideas, how not to seem awkward. It's not getting better.
I think he's great one on one, but not so much making speeches.
I don't know if the Grits are going to have to get pummeled in an election in order to change leaders or if they'll figure out a way to improve this situation.
When I saw the candidates before the convention at a thing in Vancouver, the ones who impressed me most were Ken Dryden and Martha Hall-Findlay, followed by Scott Brison. Sadly, none of them ever had a prayer of winning. Dryden is at least as smart as Dion and has a real passion for Canada.
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