tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post7960135649297626127..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Reforming the Liberal Party: At the top, part twoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-49144738478742748202011-05-09T16:50:05.873-04:002011-05-09T16:50:05.873-04:00Very good... and very similar to my thoughts on th...Very good... and very similar to my thoughts on the matter (as per my blog). I wholly agree that we need to close the local/territorial offices. In Vancouver we have an LPCBC office in the downtown core. No-one can see it driving by (it's in a high-rise tower - very expensive real estate by the way), it does nothing (in and of it's own) to promote the party, there is no free parking, and access to it for our suburban stalwarts (areas we lost key support) involved crossing 3 to 4 cities on the way. Not practical in the least - and it cost us a fortune. <br /><br />Now imagine if all that cost of real estate and staff was spent on a targeted year-round ad campaign? We know how successful year-round political ads can be. Heck, you can be in government, and even break election laws, and the public will STILL vote for you - in even larger numbers!<br /><br />We have to re-prioritize. I'd also like to see a better vetting process for our paid staff. There are some great people who've been life-long volunteers, but we also have some bloat (okay, a lot of bloat).WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-83267288133767821252011-05-09T15:08:36.822-04:002011-05-09T15:08:36.822-04:00We also need to stop with this amending the consti...We also need to stop with this amending the constitution every time an unusual scenario arises. Constitutions should be nearly set in stone, but allow sufficient flexibility that we can adapt to unusual circumstances within the bounds of the existing constitution. For example: perhaps the leadership contest must be within 6 months, *unless* 2/3rds of National Executive, or 2/3rds of caucus (or both?) approve a different timeline. Higher threshold, but allows for changes in unusual circumstances (which turns out to be most of the time)Dan Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748983441289138048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-64851754754635962852011-05-09T13:54:18.478-04:002011-05-09T13:54:18.478-04:00Our party should be a reflection of our vision for...Our party should be a reflection of our vision for the country. If we believe in a strong Federal government, the structure of our party should reflect that. Responsibilities that can benefit from economies of scale should fall to the national office, and efforts that require our volunteers to be the boots on the ground should be at the riding level.Dan Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16748983441289138048noreply@blogger.com