Please note how this is happening, and yet surprisingly, according the to the media, the Liberal Party isn’t “imploding”, and isn’t “showing signs of a massive internal split within its ranks”, and, somehow, isn’t “clearly divided”.
That’s funny because every time a Conservative Party member or their cousin’s friend says something that isn’t helpful, it’s broadcast and conveyed to us all as proof of a looming doomsday for the Conservative Party.
Hmm. Strange, that.
Accusations of riggingEtobicoke-Lakeshore nomination turns ugly
By KATHLEEN HARRIS, OTTAWA BUREAU
[Nov 28 2005]OTTAWA—Liberal Party brass are under fire from rank-and-file Grits and Ukrainian-Canadians, who accuse them of rigging the nomination process to crown a preferred star candidate in a west Toronto riding.
Outraged Liberals protested outside the Toronto party headquarters yesterday over a “flawed” process in the Etobicoke-Lakeshore riding.
They claim the party is plotting to sideline local candidates to “parachute” in Michael Ignatieff, a high-profile Harvard academic and writer.
But the raging controversy doesn’t end there. Members of the riding’s sizable Ukrainian-Canadian community are also outraged that Ignatieff, who they label a “virulent Ukrainophobe,” is even in the running.
Paul Grod, vice-president of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, said Ignatieff, 58, has a long history of being “chauvinistic” towards Ukrainians, including a derogatory characterization in his book Blood and Belonging.
“As a community, we’re quite uncomfortable he will be representing the Liberal Party and Canadians as a member of Parliament,” Grod said.
LAST-MINUTE RUSH
Marc Shwec, a director of finance for the CIBC and potential candidate, believes he was shafted by a heavy-handed, undemocratic process.
The current MP, Jean Augustine, abruptly announced late Friday she was not seeking re-election, leaving Shwec scrambling to submit documentation, police and credit checks, and signatures from supporters to Liberal headquarters within the last-minute 24-hour window.
He said the door was locked shut even though he showed up 30 minutes before the deadline.
National director Steven MacKinnon said the nomination process had to be condensed because the campaign was set to begin.
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