Local Boy Does Good: Stephen Taylor In Macleans

This has to be the most understated first entry by Stephen Taylor to Macleans magazine. Not getting on the front page will tend to do that I suppose, which is probably why he didn’t get the flurry of comments that the first 19 seconds of a Kady O’Malley link on the latest Nanos does.

I first saw his face while clicking on the “blog central” link and had to click my back button on my browser because I thought my mind was playing tricks on me. What’s even more amazing is that Stephen Taylor must eat humble pie for breakfast because nary a peep of this was on his own blog.

I look forward to seeing more conservative opinions being articulated over at Macleans in the near future. Good work Stephen!

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And Then There Were Two Vying For Leadership Of RMS Titanic

Dominic LeBlanc has dropped from contention in the federal leadership race to take the reigns of the Liberals, leaving just former socialist NDP premier of Ontario Bobby Rae, and a Johnny-come-lately ex-pat Michael [Iggy] Ignatieff. The reason given is that the Liberals want to have a new leader by January 27 when Parliament reconvenes so that the opposition can defeat the Conservative budget and prop up their majority “coalition” party under the rule of the Liberal party leader. Since John Manley led the charge for Stephane Dion to be replaced more quickly than the proposed May convention in Vancouver, the Liberals are scrambling to “get it done”. So now that Dominic LeBlanc is out, it appears there are only two contenders remaining, both the runners-up to Stephane Dion in 2006. It seems a foregone conclusion, then, that Iggy will be the new Liberal leader.

Of note, however, Michael Ignatieff has made his first outward signs that he is leaning toward forming the coalition government in 2009, declining to join John Manley in repudiating the alliance with the NDP and Bloc.

However, he did suggest the caucus wants a new, permanent Liberal leader already in place should the opposition parties choose to vote down Harper’s government when the budget is tabled on Jan. 27.

“I think there is an emerging feeling in the caucus that given the importance of this vote in late January, it would be appropriate to have a leader in place, a permanent leader in place, and I think it’s fair to say that the caucus is considering various options about how to do that, to accelerate our leadership process,” Ignatieff said Sunday.

Michael Ignatieff also vowed to “bring down” Stephen Harper unless the budget contains measures that the coalition consider essential for the economy. I read that to mean that as of right now the main players are still intending to bring down the government and install a coalition government if Governor General Michaelle Jean accepts it. The idea to fasttrack Stephane Dion to a bad memory is detailed here at the Star. There’s some contradiction between the Star and CTV articles since Michael Ignatieff has indicated he wants a new leader before the January 27 vote on the new budget, but his “camp” is also saying that a proposal to speed up its leadership contest and find a replacement for Stephane Dion next month contravenes the party’s constitution, and the vote should go ahead in May as per usual.

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Gist of the comments:

Democracy is so messy and really, it only applies to Conservatives anyway.

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