You can tell it was a slow news day yesterday when the big news story was that Kevin O’Leary had put together an exploratory team and that he likes waving a spatula around. Talk about free news coverage!
I was asked if O’Leary could beat Trudeau and my answer was “possibly”. But, so could three or four other leadership candidates. The way the Liberals have handled the “cash for access” scandal is symptomatic of what is wrong with both their leader and the party. There is plenty of time for many more such incidents to catch up to them.
Trudeau and the Liberals have promised so much, to so many people that it will be impossible to meet all of those expectations. That will make for a large unhappy voter pool. Added to that will be all of the economic issues that we will be facing by 2019.
This includes the amount of our country’s debt, all of which he will be leaving for our kids and grandchildren to pay off. Don’t forget, by the time 2019 rolls around, we will all have been paying for his carbon tax long enough for us to know how much it hurts both our own pocketbooks and the economy. Trudeau is definitely beatable.
Obviously O’Leary’s action is interesting, but is only the first step to actually doing something. Hopefully it will force the leadership wannabes (whose egos exceed their abilities) to the sidelines, so that a genuine leadership race can start.
O’Leary says he wants to hear from Canadians, so I will offer him some free advice.
· Believe only 10% of what you are being told about your ability to win
· Assume most of what you hear is BS until proven otherwise
· Remember that a lot of supporters are beside you for a reason and it will often benefit them more than you.
· Start showing Canadians that you are focused on more than just the economy and money. You are one dimensional right now.
· Find a couple of advisors who are not afraid to tell you the truth, no matter how much you might not like it.
· Build a highly competent communications team and issues management team; if the last few months are an example of how you will operate, you will need every one of them.
· Get rid of the spatula. It is a dumb idea which ranks right up there with the cash register we heard ringing with Harper in the last election.
· Enjoy the ride, political life is like a roller coaster with more ups and downs than you can ever imagine.
There you go some free advice from someone who has been there. Take it or leave it.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Beardsley is dreaming again. The Libs will hold power for at least eight years.
O’Leary got off to an interesting start until he added Guy Lauzon. Can’t imagine what he’d possibly learn from a stooge that threatened someone with the minister of Justice for a non-governmental issue?
And he has Mike “Indian-Fighter” Harris on his team! Just before Harris retired to spend more time with his wife and kids, he was the most hated politician in Canada.
That may be Furtz ol chum, but he did accomplish many of his goals and was a rare politician that actually kept some of his promises. While the wheels eventually came off his government he did have a good ride for awhile. The cons haven’t had as good a leader since which is unto itself a statement….You know Jules is dying to comment on this 🙂
The Harris regime was directly responsible for the huge spike in freezing deaths and suicides when they cut social assistance rates at the same time as they got rid of rent controls. They also gutted the agencies responsible for food and water safety. Remember Walkerton? Lots of bodies were piling up thanks to Harris and his “Common Sense Revolution”.
I could go on ..