Persichilli: Flipping burgers is not a leadership skill

By Angelo Persichilli

Sun Sep 05 2010

Liberal optimism seems misplaced.

Rex Murphy: The new Michael Ignatieff, fresh off the bus

Rex Murphy September 4, 2010 – 9:10 am

Lars Hagberg / National Post

Michael Ignatieff is certainly getting something of a kinder press for going on the road this summer. If we go by some of the reviews, it’s the most successful tour since Jack Kerouac’s.
For any Canadian leader in this expansive country, a bus tour is just one predictable element in the retail work of politics. Real politicians, the visceral artists of the great game, are always on a bus tour — or its psychological equivalent. They’re the sort that can’t keep away from people. They’re on perpetual meet and greet. They see a trip to the mall as a potential mini-rally. Read More »

How Much Did The Liberal Summer Tour Cost?

One question that I don't hear many pundits asking as the Liberal bus tour draws to an end; is how much did this little adventure cost? Many are agreeing that the Liberal leader is better off having done the tour than had he vacationed in France. Shaking hands with thousands of Canadians should lead to a bump in the polls, but whether that's temporary or permanent remains to be seen. Iggy po...