tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post2321089214748897547..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Video: John Turner at Council of PresidentsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-88501450050437344132009-04-30T23:40:00.000-04:002009-04-30T23:40:00.000-04:00If I were one of the engineers of the Liberal 308 ...If I were one of the engineers of the Liberal 308 intiative, I wouldn't be very enthused with Ignatieff's comments.<br /><br />It sounded a little much like: I agree... sort of.<br /><br />At least, that he'll allow ridings to select their candidates so long as it remains convenient for him.Patrick Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04592482865332628189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-42983502321252368272009-04-30T20:32:00.000-04:002009-04-30T20:32:00.000-04:00Well, at least we know where Ignatieff is on these...Well, at least we know <A HREF="http://thetyee.ca/Blogs/TheHook/Federal-Politics/2009/04/30/No-more-leader-appointed-candidates-Turner/" REL="nofollow">where Ignatieff is</A> on these issues:<br /><br />gnatieff responded to Turner’s comments during sunny press scrum convened on a terrace atop the new convention centre, with the North Shore Mountains as a scenic backdrop.<br /><br />“I said to John that I didn’t agree with every single word he said,” Ignatieff said.<br /><br />“I want open nominations in every riding… but I cannot abandon the prerogative of a leader to make those appointments that I deem necessary,” he continued.<br /><br />“I want to make it clear, I want to use the power of appointment as rarely as I possibly can,” Ignatieff added. “I respect the grassroots of this party and I know I can’t rebuild the party unless it is from the bottom up."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com