tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post1717312331698601565..comments2023-09-28T08:40:45.617-04:00Comments on Danielle Takacs: Galloping Around the Golden Horseshoe: Mr. Tory's Last Ride?Danielle Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07298674716918123751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-64896507019458090422009-02-05T18:09:00.000-05:002009-02-05T18:09:00.000-05:00Hi, Danielle. More seriously than Anon, perhaps (...Hi, Danielle. More seriously than Anon, perhaps (sorry, A.) - I'm wondering if the tradition, if I can call it that, of allowing oppo party leaders to enter the legislature without running someone against them is gone, or what.<BR/><BR/>Admittedly, this is something you see more on the federal scene, and even then, there are exceptions. But if memory serves, most of the party leaders who didn't *have* a seat when they took over as party leader - Harper, Day, Chretien, Mulroney, Joe Clark in '03 - got, I think, a free pass from whomever was in government.<BR/><BR/>Do you think that's something that should not happen, federally or provincially?Jason Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648786726787793783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7430921123281506833.post-26487575009014527202009-02-05T11:46:00.000-05:002009-02-05T11:46:00.000-05:00I can't understand why the Liberals are running so...I can't understand why the Liberals are running someone there. Don't they want John Tory to win? I mean, you would be screwed in the next election if Tim Hudak took over the party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com