Election speculation: Act 1

Well, here we are in scenic Sudbury and in about 20 minutes we'll be talking to Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff. I guess this marks the official beginning of fall-election-speculation season; apologies in advance to readers. The drive here from Ottawa was gorgeous and so far, it's smiles and good cheer all around at the Holiday Inn.  I'll be updating frequently here through the week; though not so frequently that I spend all my time in the media room. 

Comments

[Sarann]

This has been lifted from someone else's blog but it's pretty much how it goes:

With the Liberal Party holding its national caucus meetings in Sudbury this week, prepare for a flood of predictable media coverage in the coming days.First, we’ll read columns where the pundits, after saying how it’s great Michael Ignatieff has finally come out of hiding (in plain sight) this simmer, lament the lack of substantive policy debate and the unending focus on election speculation.Then, rather than writing about policy the media will ask every Liberal they can find in the nickel city if there should be an election this fall. Ignatieff will say Canadians don’t want an election and we want to make this parliament work, but the Conservatives need to work with us here. This will result in “Ignatieff threatens election” headlines, and the pundits will attack him for being out of touch with Canadians who don’t want an election.

Please God, can Canadians have some substantive and good political reporting.

[Rectitude]

After listening to "Iggy" announce his intention to (oppose) the Conservatives in the House upon returning later this month is the greatest farce any ACCLAIMED Liberal ever voiced.