Trudeau Says He Will Seek Leadership of Canada’s Liberals

Justin Trudeau is considered an intellectual lightweight by many Canadians. He has none of the passion and brilliance his father brought to the job.

Plus, there's far fewer reasons for any progressive voters(the sort Justin, in theory, would appeal to)now that the New Democratic Party is the official opposition, with almost three times as many seats as the Liberal Party, and with a program that actually IS significantly different than the Conservatives, unlike the Liberals, who spent most of the 1990's and early 2000's, their last spell in power, governing as a center-right austerity party(which means they'd do so again if they were returned to power).

Let's hope he surprises on the upside

And went on to lose 100 seats at the general election held immediately after that.

He is not a strong enough or proven enough candidate to win, but his name power will be enough to garner enough votes to ensure the neo-Cons and Harper will easily slide into power once more because of the vote-splitting between the Liberals and the NDP. We have almost a decade of radical right destruction of our country to look forward to.

I was hoping he would wait and say he needs more parliamentary experience, which he does. Then the NDP would have a real chance of forming at least a minority government.

For our American friends that don't know; we have three main parties. One is ultra conservative, in power right now with 39% of the vote last time. Of the two others one is like the corporate most friendly side of the Democratic Party - the Liberal party. And the other is like the most progressive side of the Democratic Party - the New Democratic Party or NDP. Can you imagine the Democrats EVER getting into power in the USA if they were split into two parties like that? That is what we have to contend with here. And if you add the Green party its a three way split.

But Trudeau's rock star media adoration will undoubtedly lift him and all Liberal candidates votes.

The only thing I can hope for is for a better concerted effort organizing strategic voting. ie.. whichever of the Liberal or NDP candidate has the best chance in each riding, is voted for. I would love for the NDP to get a chance for governorship, but I am willing to sacrifice that just to rid ourselves of Harper and his crew.

There's no ridings anywhere in Canada where it will be better for progressives to vote Liberal than NDP. The Liberal Party had it's chance and needs to die. It never stood for anything and it can't ever be MADE into a progressive party.

Even if Justin does become PM somehow, he'll inevitably do his own equivalent of imposing the War Measures Act at some point-a step that forever turned his dad in to a right-wing prime minister.