After dissing the Liberal Leadership thingy and most of its participants, I/we ended up watching the final day from just after the first vote.

Must say it was kind of interesting, in a masochist sort of way, for us and by the look of the crush in the hall for the participants.

It became obvious that the establishment of the LP have not learnt much from past mistakes. Among those, how come the results were leaked out onto the floor long before the official announcements? It was really painful for the candidates, and patently unfair, to make everybody wait for the final result to be announced at the top of the clock. It’s the little things stupid.

We are both pleased with the winner, there is a faint hope that change in the party will result, though I don’t imagine the old guard letting go of the wheel willingly.
Fran met Mr. Dion when he was here for the signing of the self government deal; she offered that he “seems a nice man”. From what I am hearing that seems to be the sentiment from the grass roots across the country.

All the coverage [we watched CBC mostly] seemed to be balanced; Global had a lot of ex CBCers.

Can’t say I am impressed with this live blogging of events like this, checked them out a few times, think I will stick to the TV for now. Warren Kinsella looked right at home in the Global blog tent. A pimple on the arse of an ass is the best description I can come up with.

Over all there is hope that the Conservatives days are numbered and the Liberal hierarchy will have learnt some lessons. Or Canada comes to its senses and turfs both of them. But I don’t expect a perfect world.