Glen Pearson, an MP from London and one of those present for the nightcap with Rae, said that in his opinion Ignatieff was losing the loyalty of the party and Rae was "the only one the party trusts." Carolyn Bennet, also present at the meeting, said that David McGuinty, Justin Trudeau and others are already planning their leadership runs and it was time for Rae to do something.
A senior party strategist noted that the Liberal advance team, seeking to highlight the government's alleged tardiness in spending stimulus money, had used the wrong field for an Ignatieff photo op last week, and that the park wasn't scheduled for construction until next year anyway. "In our rush to dump Stephane Dion, we have given ourselves John Turner," he sighed. Don Martin September 28, 2009
In defence of the current leader Glen Pearson bogs about the misunderstanding. Anyone else going to write a denial or an attack on the Angelo Perischilli?
Best of luck.
Here's how Iggy should prove pundits wrong - 11-16-09 The Hill Times Can Ignatieff become a future Prime Minister of Canada?
Most of all Ignatieff needs time.
Background:
http://www.persichilli.com/
http://www.thestar.com/news/columnists/469791--persichilli-angelo
Angelo Persichilli, an award-winning political journalist, writes each Sunday for the Toronto Star.
Persichilli is the political editor of Corriere Canadese, the Italian daily newspaper headquartered in Toronto.
He has been a political columnist for the Toronto Sun and The Hill Times.
Previously, he was vice president, corporate development and news programming and public affairs, at CFMT (now Omni). In this capacity, he oversaw the production of Channel 47's daily news telecasts in Chinese, Italian and Portuguese.
Persichilli is the recipient of the Canadian Ethnic Journalist's and Writer's Club award for excellence in journalism reflecting multicultural issues. He has also won several national awards for his contributions to broadcasting.
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