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Originally Posted by aaronck
I looked up his conservative opponent, Shuv Majumdar, his qualifications seem to include going to U of C with PP, helping organize the Kamikaze campaign to get Kenney elected, working in Frazier institute think tanks for Manning and many other various political jobs-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuvaloy_Majumdar |
It's odd considering how the right reveres "businessmen" and hate "politicians" but the CPC (and UCP) genereally attract a lot of career politicians and political lobbyists as opposed to business experienced people, especially in the upper echelons. Kenney, Smith, Harper, Lantsman, Genuis, etc.
You have to go back to Mulroney to find a strong business/private background.
Now liberals: Chretien was a lawyer, so was Turner, Martin worked at Power Corporation/Canadian Steamship Lines. Ignatieff and Dion were profs. I mean, they criticized Trudeau for being a "drama teacher" (his actual role was more math and French but whatever) but at least it was a job (as well as a lot of charity running).
Their problem with Carney is that now they have to take pot shots at business involvement.