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Originally Posted by Slava
Well I'm not saying that the girl in Quebec is incredibly qualified (and really that is for the voters to determine), but my point is that the most qualified candidate doesn't always win.
Kenney is a typical guy who railed against everything bad about Ottawa, went there and forgot all of these principles. He was one of the original campaigners against the MP pensions and yet his entitlement is huge now....and nary a word. That and I have a general dislike of voters in their ridings being taken for granted. Its not only him, but the idea that they all bugger off for 6 six weeks and do nothing here to court voters or communicate with constituents just rubs me the wrong way. Why not show up at a forum, debate the issues and bask in the glow of your enormous approval rating....could be worse!
I get that there are no 19 bartenders on the ballot here, but its not that easy to get someone to put their name forward for an election either. Alberta CPC candidates face their hardest battle in the nomination process, but that is not the case for the other parties, and not the case everywhere. If you want to run for the Liberals or NDP next time around in Calgary my guess is you could easily secure the nomination for them. To run for the CPC though you would actually have to sell memberships and campaign for the nomination, because its basically the MP job thereafter.
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Fair enough and I understand that sentiment.
In this case though, what Kenney, Richardson and Anders did during the campaign likely led had a large part in the CPC getting their majority. They were in targeted ridings in Toronto for most of that time and won almost everyone of them. It really was brilliant strategy by those who make the calls for the party in the end. they lose TO and they dont get to 155+.
Kenney cant singlehandidly change the pension issue by himself, although the party now can and probably should visit it and at least make an attempt to change things. Though I wont hold my breath on that one...who votes themsleves to have less money?