Beyond The Commons

Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry

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Bus lag

by Aaron Wherry on Monday, March 28, 2011 11:05am - 10 Comments

Susan Delacourt reflects on the lessons of campaigns past.

Reporters will make “fit to govern” judgments based on how well the tour buses perform in the area of feeding and accommodating the media. Campaign buses that get lost or break down or fail to provide three square meals a day to reporters will be pronounced abject failures at political leadership/competence.

Tags: campaign, democracy, election, Election 2011, press gallery, Susan Delacourt

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Stewart_Smith

Reporters will make "fit to govern" judgments based on how well the tour buses perform in the area of feeding …the media.

I hope all the campaigns are diligent in their responsibilities here. Otherwise we could be awash in Mike Duffys.

http://secondthots.blogspot.com Dennis_F

or Jim Munsons?
craigola

If we're so concerned about being awash in Mike Duffys, then I think at least one of those three daily meals should be a plate of celery.

http://secondthots.blogspot.com Dennis_F

Yes, the same people who told us this election was necessary for the sake of Canadian democracy then spend their time covering meals on campaign buses.
Leo

A bus filled with Ottawa politicians was driving through the Lanark County countryside one day, on the campaign trail in 2011.
The bus driver, caught up in the beautiful scenery, loses control and crashes into the ditch.
A farmer living nearby hears the horrible crash and rushes out to discover the wreckage.
Finding the Ottawa politicians, he buries them.

Later that day, the Mounties come to the farm to question the man.
"So you buried all those politicians?" asked an Officer. "Were they all dead?"

The Lanark farmer answered, "Some said they weren't, but you know politicians ……."
Dot

Forty-five weeks of the year speculating about elections.

Five weeks of complaining about how they're treated during them.

The life of the PPG.

Dot

The missing two weeks is for reminiscing/writing about the strategic genius of the winning team.

craigola

It's good work if you can get it.

Leo

A bus filled with Ottawa reporters was driving through the Lanark County countryside one day, on the campaign trail in 2011.
The bus driver, caught up in the beautiful scenery, loses control and crashes into the ditch.
A farmer living nearby hears the horrible crash and rushes out to discover the wreckage.
Finding the Ottawa reporters, he buries them.

Later that day, the Mounties come to the farm to question the man.
"So you buried all those reporters?" asked an Officer. "Were they all dead?"

The Lanark farmer answered, "Some said they weren't, but you know reporters ……."
Big Bad Dave

Ah yes. Stockwell Day's 2000 campaign, mystery meat lunch served in plastic containers at 3.30 pm.