Liberal party renewal

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Every Liberal in the country needs to do one thing: stop talking to each other for an extended period of time. This is a fantastic idea that will lead to the sober recognitions that are required to survive. The problem with Liberals gathering, talking, is that it provides almost delusional comfort, taking the edge of an objectively dire situation. Liberals will say they get it, everybody is offering up all the necessary platitudes and generalizations, but in the end I see a disconnect.

I talk to fellow Liberals, and while I appreciate the tribal spunk, I’m STILL struck by the short cut mentality that exists. The problem with we Liberals, we are all students of our own history, will all still believe in the brand, even though all outside information suggests a stark landscape and even more precarious future. If you stop talking to fellow Liberals, only then can you fully appreciate how tired and spent we appear, how NO ONE shares our nostalgic view of the party, how many have left for other options, how we’ve completely and utterly lost a couple generations with no sign whatsoever or rebirth. These statements will lead to obvious protests, YES we do get it Steve, but it takes time! But, really, when you look at the mentality to date, it suggests no such acknowledgement.

My view of Sheila Copps is evolving. Initially, when I heard that Liberal powerbrokers saw merit it raised my hackles on the renewal front. However, as time marches on, I’m starting to see Copps as an acknowledge that perhaps we really are bereft of new and fresh talent, she’s a testament to the slow death. I don’t mean to offend, Copps brings PLENTY to the table, but if this is the best our braintrust can fathom, if this is their first choice to re-introduce ourselves to Canadians, then it speaks to an inability to appreciate and/or a sober testament that no new generation is coming, they’ve left.

It all sounds so harsh, but let’s look at certain realistic probabilities:

-I see a ZERO percent chance the Liberals form the next government

-I see a TEN percent chance the Liberals become the official opposition the next election

-I see a TWENTY percent chance the Liberals prop up the NDP as the next government

People can quibble, but I’ll whip out the electoral map in a heartbeat if need be, it’s a realistically bleak short term picture. Truth is, unless the NDP implode, Canadians will now see the Official Opposition as the first alternative should we tire of the Harper goverment, overcoming that mindset hurdle is herculian in nature and can only be achieved with BOLD actions. Sheila Copps isn’t bold, it’s more of the same. Liberals need to stop talking to each other, only then will we fully realize Canadians have stopped listening.

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