Maybe if you say “I wish” three times and there really is a Never-Never Land the Liberal party will cease to exist

But that’s not the case.  The losses the party suffered in the last election and being shoved into third place has finally forced it to do what it should have done in 2006: take time to listen to what Canadians want and make changes accordingly.

Why be bound by their old regulations that state they need to select a new leader within six months?  There should be flexibility to allow for unusual circumstances like the current ones.  The party needs to examine how it selects its leaders, needs to engage party members more in the selection, and right now it needs to take a close look at what the party will represent, so it would be ridiculous to select a leader until that is done.

The Liberal party needs to take its time rebuilding or it will grab onto the same old problems that drove so many supporters elsewhere.  It has a great opportunity to determine what it should represent to Canadians since there won’t be another election for at least four years and the NDP carries the weight of official opposition. 

The party needed weeding out and needed to be so shaken that it must face the reality that it can’t continue to be the same party our parents may have supported.  It has a chance now to become a new, exciting party that can capture the hope and imagination of Canadians.

I had pulled my support awhile ago because it was leaning too far rights and had become stale, grabbing onto the same old ways and people.   I actually have some hope, now, that it will finally change.  We’ll see.  I read that membership is up, so some people must figure it has a future.

The party needs to show it is committed not only to reform in its own ranks, but beyond as well if it wants to give voters a party that offers hope and change.  This would be a good place to start -

Advocates of voting reform want some form of proportional representation that they say would more fairly represent the wishes of voters than the traditional firstpast-the-post system where the winner of the most seats forms the government.