Who’s running the party now?

August 28, 2009 · Posted in News, Personalities, Policy

Reflections on the Senate Appointments

Harper has appointed Doug Finley and Don Plett to the Senate. Having met both men on a few occasions, I congratulate the Prime Minister on excellent choices. Both are very intelligent, hard-working, love their country, and, as the media has kindly pointed out, they are firmly on Harper’s side.

This whole exercise (appointing Senators in order to reform the Senate) wouldn’t be necessary if politics worked logically – let’s face it, it’s a pathetic eyesore of an institution in a great democracy like Canada.

However, the Liberals have a vested interest in it, and the NDP and Bloc just want to see it ditched, not reformed.

The Question Now

Who will be the new Party President?

More importantly, who will run the next campaign, and take the reins where Finley has left off?

The media obviously doesn’t care about this, but I am quite interested.

Jacques Demers

Is anyone else disgusted by the drivel appearing on some of the news sites putting down Jacques Demers for his illiteracy?

If these people had any idea of the back story of this amazing man, they might be inclined to reflect on how pathetic their own life story is, despite their literacy, in comparison (or, maybe they’ll just go back to watching American Idol).

Tags: don plett, doug finley, jacques demers, senate reform

Comments

fernstalbert

"While You Were Sleeping" star Michael Ignatieff dreamed his summer away, PM Harper was "Sleepless in Ottawa", planning and vetting Senators and the new ambassador to the United States. Its a "Titanic" moment for the Leader of the Opposition, because he can see the iceberg and can't get the Liberal boat out of the path of danger. Don't you love it when political and pop culture collide. Kinda like the new Star Trek, can Ignatieff go back in time and do a new timeline? Wait for the next installment of cheap nite at the movies, 2009. Cheers.
herringchoker

Given that the Senate is a part-time job, at best, even if the senator devotes her entire time to it, there's no reason that PLett and Finlay can't keep busy at their regular jobs. It wouldn't be the first time.

After all, Trevor Eyton continued to run Brascan whiler he was in the Senate. Wilbert Keon kept his day job as a heart surgeon. And back when John Stewart was still a senator, he kept teaching political science at St. Francis Xavier (in Nova Scotia no less).