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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
You have no idea if Dion is a weak leader or not.
Jeez I must come across as a huge Liberal supporter. I've never voted Liberal in my life.
Dion took on the Quebec elite with the Clarity Act which was no small task. Lead the environment file when it was time to ratify and proposed one of the most radical campaign platforms in Canadian political history.
That hardly indicates he would be a weak leader.
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Dion is an academic... he's not a stupid man, though I've never said that, I should make that clear. Sometimes this is an issue. He thinks like an academic and gets caught in his own details, rather than keeping things simple and snappy. That is one of the things that is getting him in trouble right now.
However, both in the election and as leader of the opposition in parliament (yes, I occasionally indulge in a little CPAC), he has not demonstrated the traits needed to be a strong minority leader. I think Layton could bully him to keep the balance of power and away from the polls.