We need to talk about Kevin

There is no quick cure, of course, and nothing very new in O’Leary’s sketchy platform.

Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary, right, pictured with Deepak Obhrai, and Michael Chong, presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we know it.He’s not going to like it. First, the timing will be all wrong: mid-afternoon ratings suck. Second, the venue is too cramped, the decor too Victorian. There is no space for wandering around, with a cordless mic, while a spellbound audience applauds every cutting insult.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

March 6, 2017

GATINEAU, QUE.—Imagine, for a moment, prime minister Kevin O’Leary presenting his first Speech From the Throne, amid the smouldering ruins of politics as we know it. He’s not going to like it. First, the timing will be all wrong: mid-afternoon ratings suck. Second, the venue—the Senate Cham...

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