Pragmatic centre is where we need to be; I don't know enough about LeBlanc to comment but unquestionably the leftward drift was unhelpful in the last election (of course I am a Blue Liberal).
LeBlanc to run for Liberal leadership
New Brunswick MP Dominic LeBlanc said he will run for the leadership of his party, becoming the first Liberal to publicly announce his intention to seek the top job.
In an interview with the Globe and Mail, LeBlanc, 40, said he will make the official announcement after the party decides on the date and location of the leadership convention.
LeBlanc said he thinks the party needs to reposition itself and become more centrist.
“Perhaps, in recent campaigns, we have drifted from that pragmatic centre of Canadian politics and we haven't given some of the traditional Liberal voting blocs an enthusiastic reason to support us," LeBlanc said.
Story here:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/cbc/081028/canada/canada_leblanc_leader
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Dominic Who?
Not impressed.
Why could he not wait until he had some caucus support around him?
It's telling when it is written in G & M: "Mr. LeBlanc is supported by the former chiefs of staff of Canada's last two Liberal prime ministers: Percy Downe, who headed Jean Chrétien's office and Paul Martin's top staffer, Tim Murphy.
Trying to represent the future with your supporters only coming from the past (and not even elected), just does not add up.
who hasn't heard of Leblanc? He's the son of Romeo Leblanc, former G-G. He also moderate the 2006 leadership debate in Toronto. Might be nice to have a leader who's not from ON or QC for a change.
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