Conventions, conventions, everywhere, and yet, little democracy to be found
Attend a policy convention, if you want to meet up with old friends, vote for, or against a leader, and be part of a party office electoral campaign, but if you think that the votes on the floor matter to anyone for any reason other than the media spin, you’d be better off to stay at home.
TORONTO—Once upon a time, when there used to be a federal Progressive Conservative party, they had leadership conventions. And political cartoonists and editorialists loved them. There was never a dull moment as the leadership selection process was a guaranteed “news” moment that blended with ...
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