The Toronto (red) Star picks up on a theme that alert folks noticed three months ago. Nothing new here, just amusing to see one of the liberal-left’s own media lament about the dismal facts. (Hat tip Ross M.)
The Liberal Party of Toronto
[…] Except that, this Liberal party, the one whose national executive meets this weekend to plan its next leadership convention, is unlike any of its immediate predecessors. Virtually hounded out of Quebec in the last election — and perennially weak in western Canada — the Liberals have all but retreated to become the Liberal Party of Toronto.
Such is the state of Canada’s natural governing party that more than a third of its seats in Parliament now come courtesy of Greater Toronto.
So perhaps it shouldn’t surprise that no fewer than 10 of those considering a leadership bid are from the GTA — among them MPs Ken Dryden, Carolyn Bennett and Maurizio Bevilacqua. Little-known Martha Hall Findlay, a Markham lawyer, has already officially entered the race.
And the acknowledged front-runners? All from the GTA, but with additional twists: former Tory Belinda Stronach, former NDP premier Bob Rae and Michael Ignatieff, barely back in the country after an academic career in the United States. […]
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