Federal Government & Politics II

[casper]

Originally Posted by acottawa

Yes, I have already agreed with you that it is a dirty trick.

But as long as the Liberals maintain the line that Trudeau is leading the party into the next election and Carney continues to present himself as an apolitical person then this is technically just the finance committee wanting to speak to an expert on the economy.



Is Carney even a member of the Liberal Party?

I don't know. But at the end of January he was quoted as saying:

"In the near term, the prime minister is going to be the leader of the Liberal Party in the next election...and I support him," Carney said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americ...on-2024-01-28/

The Conservatives look to be the ones obsessed with him running and wanting to flesh out his proposed platform.

I do hope, JT decides to spend more time with family and steps aside. Then Carney can change his mind and run. That said, just now it is more a Conservative obsession.

[Truenorth00]

Originally Posted by acottawa

Yes, I have already agreed with you that it is a dirty trick.

But as long as the Liberals maintain the line that Trudeau is leading the party into the next election and Carney continues to present himself as an apolitical person then this is technically just the finance committee wanting to speak to an expert on the economy.

Norms are about the spirit of the law. Not the letter. Yes, technically it's just asking an expert to testify. But when they are crowing so publicly, we know they don't care about the technicality.

Originally Posted by acottawa

Is Carney even a member of the Liberal Party?

Whether he is it isn't is entirely irrelevant. Doesn't change the context of this game.

If this is the new norm so be it. Hopefully, they don't cry when it's their potential leader getting dragged in next. I just don't like what shit like this does to our democracy. This is the kind of gross gotchya games we see south of the border.

[YOWetal]

Originally Posted by acottawa

If he is intelligent there is no way he would agree to be Trudeau’s Turner or Campbell.

I don't know the recent lesson is waiting for a better time to become leader passes you by. McKay and Kenney or McKenna/Tobin all might have been able to win the immediate next election when things changed. Turner came very close to becoming PM in 1988. Actually he was ahead in the polls at this point by as much as PP is. Reframing the election on Free Trade.

I mean the odds of winning or even frankly a respectable result in 2025 seem low but letting someone else fall on the sword and hoping to swoop in is also difficult.