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The new Speaker, Starbucks and ice cream

by Mitchel Raphael on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 10:33am - 5 Comments

While Andrew Scheer (below) became the new Speaker, other Conservatives tried their best to win over votes.

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Merv Tweed had cups of Starbucks coffee with his face on them. Rod Bruinooge (below) helps hand out the java jolt.

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Barry Devolin (right) tried the ice cream route with bins from the Kawartha Dairy Company.

 

 

 

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  • Anonymous

    I had no idea the campaign for speaker was so much like student council elections. I suppose retail politics is retail politics at any level.

    • Misthiocracy

      Well, it makes sense.  There are only 308 eligible voters, and they all work in the same building.  Student council election tactics make more sense than tv ads and glossy brochures.

      There is one distinction, however.  The halls of the House of Commons weren’t covered with “Vote for Me!” posters made from newsprint and poster paint.

      http://www.killercampaigning.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/high-school-election-campaign-slogans.jpg

      • Anonymous

        Whoever thought these tactics would win votes must be the same braintrust that thought vials of maple syrup would win us the Security Council seat.

      • Anonymous

        Whoever thought these tactics would win votes must be the same braintrust that thought vials of maple syrup would win us the Security Council seat.

      • Anonymous

        Whoever thought these tactics would win votes must be the same braintrust that thought vials of maple syrup would win us the Security Council seat.

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