Canadian political parties should add more star power, sizzle to national political party conventions, say political watchers

But Conservative Sen. David Wells, who attended both the Republican and Democratic conventions, said he likes Canadian political conventions better.

Hillary Clinton, pictured July 28 in Philadelphia, after accepting the U.S. Democratic presidential nomination at the Democratic convention and making history as the first woman to do so. Photograph courtesy of Hillary Clinton 2016 Facebook

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BY ABBAS RANA

August 1, 2016

Canadian federal political parties should follow the American-style conventions by inviting high-profile political personalities, thinkers, movie stars, singers, and sports personalities to engage more people in the political process, say political watchers. “That is absolutely invaluable as a p...

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