Question More: Liberals need less Trudeau, more Mackenzie King? Kelly McParland, that is not the real question.

This is my response to Kelly McParland's Full Comment in the National Post on December 30, 2011, Liberals need less Trudeau, more Mackenzie King?


http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/12/30/kelly-mcparland-liberals-need-less-trudeau-more-mackenzie-king/


First you need to keep in mind the source of this article, The National Post which is owned by the right-winged Post Media Network. This article is clearly bashing PE Trudeau for a reason, and it is not because the Liberals need someone more like Mackenzie King. The real reason why this article exists is that they, (the right -wing conservative supporters) see Justin Trudeau as a possible contender for the Liberal Leadership. Recently there was a poll by Robbins Research (http://www.robbinssceresearch.com/polls/poll_861.html) that stated that if Justin Trudeau was leader of Liberal Party he would have equal support to Stephen Harper. The goal of this article is to make PE Trudeau sound like a really bad guy and convince the public that having his offspring as PM would be terrible for Canada. Also, with the emphasis of the increase of the national debt during PE Trudeau' reign, which supports the Conservatives claim on focusing on the economy and creating jobs, (though they never have balanced a budget at the federal level), is really pushing the Conservatives cause. The article really doesn't take into consideration the great things PE Trudeau did for the country and the economic and demographics of that time period. Look, both Mackenzie King and PE Trudeau were wonderful Liberal Leaders. I am not saying we can't learn from Mackenzie King. The best way to learn is to learn from both PMs. They were both different in personality and they both ruled during different times. All I am saying is consider the source of the information and why the article is being written.