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Topic: Dion's Commitment to Women Candidates
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johnpauljones
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posted 15 January 2007 09:58 AM
While I would like to see 50% female candidates for all parties in the next election I am totally against the Liberal method of simply parachuting in a candidate without a contested nomination.I have no problem with teh party backing 1 specific candidate but historically the federal liberals parachute in candidates that have little or no connection to the riding. For example Elinor Caplan was given the riding of Thornhill in 1997 when she had no connection to the riding.
From: City of Toronto | Registered: Nov 2004
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johnpauljones
rabble-rouser
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posted 15 January 2007 10:20 AM
I totally agree with removing of barriers etc. It will be interesting to watch how this plays out especially with former leadership candidates seeking ridings.I am hearing scuttle butt that a well known female is seeking the nomination for the liberals in Parkdale High Park. will Dion give that riding to a female or will he let Kennedy have it. Much more has to be done with the grass roots to promote female and minority candidates.
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Michelle
Moderator
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posted 15 January 2007 12:56 PM
Well, yes. But we all know that the nominations that take place are usually the result of the riding executive doing a search for the right people and putting those people forward. If everyone in the riding association were to say, "Okay, this year it's a priority for us to find a female candidate for this riding since the last umpteen candidates have been male," and started out with the assumption that the person will be female, then it would be most likely that the people doing the approaching will come up with women, or at least mostly women.But usually such a suggestion is met with exclamations of horror, that if you search only for women that you'll get an inferior candidate. Because we all know that the best man for the job is a, well, man.
From: I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell. | Registered: May 2001
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Gir Draxon
leftist-rightie and rightist-leftie
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posted 15 January 2007 08:47 PM
quote: Originally posted by Michelle: Only a third?
He said in Edmonton on Thursday that it is an incremental step, and that he wants to work towards 50% after reaching the initial goal. quote: Originally posted by Michelle: But usually such a suggestion is met with exclamations of horror, that if you search only for women that you'll get an inferior candidate. Because we all know that the best man for the job is a, well, man.
No, it's because the women who are the best people for the job shouldn't need anyone to force their riding associations into choosing them.
From: Arkham Asylum | Registered: Feb 2003
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