Liberal Leadership Stakes

Given that Liberals always go for the front-runner, I guess it’s going to be Frank McKenna.

I expect Michael Ignatieff will jump in to position himself for a possible next time; and Belinda Stronach will jump in because she can afford to, and it is good for the party to have a woman candidate. John Manley may jump in, because he was apparently everyone's second choice last time, and that usually makes you first choice next time, in the Liberal party. I don't think he'll get it, but he deserves another shot, surely.

The Liberals, of course, have a tradition of alternating Francophone and Anglophone leaders. By that, it is a Francophone’s turn. But since the Martin and Turner leaderships were short, I don’t think true balance would be served by sticking with that this time.

Nevertheless, someone like Stephane Dion or Martin Cauchon might reasonably run on that premise.

Others spring to mind, good candidates, but I think realistically they would be also-rans.


Warren Kinsella seems to have signed off his blog permanently. Time for family life.