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by Aaron Wherry on Friday, April 29, 2011 7:44pm - 32 Comments

Ken Dryden’s speech to the Liberal rally in Toronto two nights ago.

Michael Ignatieff’s remarks are here.

Tags: election, Election 2011, Ken Dryden, liberals, Michael Ignatieff, Toronto

Hacked To Pieces

You've hacked and flacked and spun and propagandized for your boys for years now, Aaron, and here they are, about to be consigned to the crapper of history. Soon there won't even be any libs left to give you a job. You're a miserable failure.

avr

Give it a couple weeks, and Wherry will be shamelessly shilling for the NDP like the Liberals never existed. It's not like he has any core principles beyond Destroy Stephen Harper, after all.
hosertohoosier

No, people will read his "rise up" piece, and be so inspired they'll watch Iggy's town hall – and then vote Liberal. The Liberals will win a majority, and Aaron will get a Pulitzer prize and a senate appointment. He'll win the lottery too, but considering what a roll he's on, he'll give the money to a good cause… building a giant statue of Ignatieff.

Stephen

Yes. Was Michael Ignatieff listening? There were some nice phrases in there.

catherine

Dryden's riding has been hit by the character assassination/misinformation firing squad. I was moved by Dryden description of this, where the smears and lies appear so rapidly that he said you don't even have time to refute one before the next one arrives. He said it just wasn't possible to correct all the misinformation, so he is instead focussing on the positive and getting his message out and hoping for the best. Perhaps won't be enough, but I'm proud of him for not firing back in kind. Sometimes you can win the battle and lose something priceless. Better to lose the battle.

I was at the speech he gave on this video and felt his experience with all this has stirred a strong passion in him.

OriginalEmily1

He needs to show this passion more often

And it's the best way ever to combat dogwhistle poitics

http://secondthots.blogspot.com Dennis_F

Thank God this isn't Ken Dryden's Canada; this isn't the Liberal party's Canada; it's the people's Canada. If Dryden and Liberals didn't get that message in the last two elections, they'll certainly get it in this one. And rightfully so.

catherine

It's all of ours Canada, yours, mine, Wherry's, Dryden's,… Dryden spoke was many people were feeling and those who weren't, soon were because of Dryden't passion.

http://secondthots.blogspot.com Dennis_F

Oh, I'm sure Dryden is passionate about Liberals wanting power again. I'm just glad it's up to actual Canadians to decide.

Sally

Your Canada has way too low standards for some of us Canadians. I'd rather have Ken's back too

http://secondthots.blogspot.com Dennis_F

Freedom is a low standard, is it? Believing Liberals like you and Dryden don't own Canada and can't force yourselves on us is a low standard, is it? You know, it's that kind of attitude that in part explains the current standing of the Liberal party of Canada. Enjoy your status as political irrelevancies. It would seems you have earned it and then some.

BGLong

A great goaltender, a writer of interesting books, a good man. He deserves better.

Curt

Why? Montreal, Boring Book, Liberal.
TwoYen

There are lots of good men and women who don't win in elections. It's nice that a good man like Ken Dryden won in the past, but the ultimate decision on who people should vote for depends on many factors of which only one is whether the candidate is a "good man". My choice will first consider the policies of the party of the candidate, followed by some consideration of the particular candidate.That's simply the way our system works.

http://ragingranter.blogspot.com Raging_Ranter

Personally, I'm eager to hear more about that student who was booted out of a rally and unfriended on Facebook by the Conservatives. The G & M found it necessary to publish nine (that's '9') articles on it before I lost track. Clearly the issue needs more of an airing.

MTB

I take back what I said about the Libs not having any more leadership talent waiting in the wings. Ken Dryden for PM!
JSC

Freedom? I’m thinking it has been eroding for a while now…If this happens, you can Kiss it Good Bye…

http://rabble.ca/news/2011/04/ralph-nadar-open-letter-stephen-harper-canada-us-deep-integration
Siobhan

excellent speech by someone who loves Canada.
madeyoulook

Mr. Dryden, I trust you realize that such a phrase belies, at worst, a most distasteful authoritarian streak, and, at best, a whiny toddler streak? It is not just your Canada, sir. It is our Canada. And you can't have all of us just the way you want us.
OriginalEmily1

As opposed to the 'Harper govt'?
Mr Irrelevant

Dryden is one of the most loathsome politicians in Canada, for precisely this reason. It's the same Canada. Your neighbours are the same. They still get stuck in traffic, respond to April rain by saying "At least it's not snow", obsess over the NHL playoffs, watch lots of American TV, pay their taxes, and enjoy our many social programs. They also vote for parties other than yours sometimes. It's politics, sh!t happens, get over yourself.
jonatwitan

But moooooommmmmmmmmm, they did it first!
OriginalEmily1

Why are you quoting Harper?