Opinion: A small group of leading Ontario Liberals are quietly courting Green Party leader Mike Schreiner to switch parties and run for the Liberal party leadership, writes BobHepburn
A small group of leading Ontario Liberals are quietly courting Green Party leader Mike Schreiner to switch parties and run for the Liberal party leadership.
Schreiner has not told the Liberals who have approached him that he would join their party. But they remain hopeful because “he’s not dismissing the idea,” says one senior Liberal who has spoken with Schreiner in recent weeks.The group sees Schreiner as the Liberals’ best bet to win back voter support in the next election after two straight devastating defeats. The Liberals won just eight seats in the June election, the second lowest in the party’s history.
He’s dynamic, well-spoken, well-liked, hard-working, intelligent, well-researched and isn’t viewed as a radical environmentalist. To convince him to join the Liberals, the group is touting the notion that if he becomes the party’s leader he could have a real chance of implementing many of the ideas he has long championed, especially on the environment. They also suggest that despite Schreiner’s laudable efforts, the Greens are unlikely to make any serious electoral breakthrough for the foreseeable future.
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