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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/iggy%e2%80%99s-coronation/" title="Iggy’s coronation">Iggy’s coronation</a></h1> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/jgeddes/" title="Posts by John Geddes">John Geddes</a> - Monday, April 13, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/iggy%e2%80%99s-coronation/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">2 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <p>Change and renewal, yes, but few big ideas at this convention</p> </div> <div class="entry"> <div class="snap_preview"><p><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-49445" style="margin:4px;" title="090413_iggy" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320im_/http://macleans.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/090413_iggy.jpg?w=210&h=172" alt="090413_iggy" width="210" height="172"/>Rocco Rossi, the new national director of the Liberal Party of Canada, is usually an exuberant guy. So ask him about the mood among Liberals as the party looks ahead to its national convention in Vancouver, set for April 30 to May 2, and you would expect Rossi to gush. But when the question was put to him this week, he instead ran through a checklist of reasons the gathering might fall flat. Local B.C. Liberals are distracted by a provincial election, and Nova Scotia might also soon be in a campaign, which would keep that province’s Grits at home. The lousy economy puts the cost of attending out of reach for some party members. And the big draw of a leadership vote is off, of course, after Michael Ignatieff’s rivals dropped out last fall. “It’s a tough time to have a convention,” Rossi says.</p> <p>That sense of impending anticlimax pervades the Liberal party. Yet, after rhyming off the reasons not to expect much hoopla, Rossi went on to predict the convention will prove important, even if it lacks sizzle. “It’s going to be one of the more substantive renewal conferences in our history,” he said. On the agenda: a likely shift in the way Liberals pick future leaders, from delegated conventions to direct voting by all party members. Among hard-core Liberals—the sort who sweat during elections and sustain the party between them—there’s also some anticipation about getting their first tutorials at the convention on the party’s newly acquired, Barack Obama-tested, American-made campaign software, touted by Rossi as the key to narrowing the technology lead now held by the Conservatives. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/13/iggy%e2%80%99s-coronation/#more-49310" class="more-link">Continue…</a></p> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="categoryOtherPosts"> <ul> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/canada%e2%80%99s-own-medical-marvel/" title="Canada’s own medical marvel">Canada’s own medical marvel</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/liannegeorge/" title="Posts by Lianne George">Lianne George</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/canada%e2%80%99s-own-medical-marvel/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/canada%e2%80%99s-own-medical-marvel/"><p>Legendary in China, Norman Bethune is all but forgotten at home</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/canada%e2%80%99s-own-medical-marvel/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/outside-the-box/" title="Outside the box">Outside the box</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/inklesswells/" title="Posts by Paul Wells">Paul Wells</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/outside-the-box/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/outside-the-box/"><p>Who knew the world of theoretical physics could be so exciting?</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/outside-the-box/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/let-the-recyling-begin/" title="Let the recycling begin">Let the recycling begin</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/kmacqueen/" title="Posts by Ken MacQueen">Ken MacQueen</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/let-the-recyling-begin/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">1 Comment</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/let-the-recyling-begin/"><p>Vancouver’s Olympics get serious about the Games’ environmental and social impact</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/let-the-recyling-begin/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/mitchel-raphael-on-lisa-raitt%e2%80%99s-tips-for-women/" title="Mitchel Raphael on Lisa Raitt’s tips for women">Mitchel Raphael on Lisa Raitt’s tips for women</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/mitchelraphael/" title="Posts by Mitchel Raphael">Mitchel Raphael</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/mitchel-raphael-on-lisa-raitt%e2%80%99s-tips-for-women/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/mitchel-raphael-on-lisa-raitt%e2%80%99s-tips-for-women/"><p>And the night they took back D’Arcy’s</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/mitchel-raphael-on-lisa-raitt%e2%80%99s-tips-for-women/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/violence-is-rising-as-job-loss-spreads/" title="Violence is rising as job loss spreads">Violence is rising as job loss spreads</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/susan1981/" title="Posts by Susan Mohammad">Susan Mohammad</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/violence-is-rising-as-job-loss-spreads/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/violence-is-rising-as-job-loss-spreads/"><p>The Calgary Women’s Shelter is reporting a threefold rise in calls</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/violence-is-rising-as-job-loss-spreads/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/principal-resigns-over-anthem-fight/" title="Principal resigns over anthem fight">Principal resigns over anthem fight</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/rachelalexis/" title="Posts by Rachel Mendleson">Rachel Mendleson</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/principal-resigns-over-anthem-fight/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/principal-resigns-over-anthem-fight/"><p>Millet will look for ‘greener pastures,’ says friend Blaquiere</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/principal-resigns-over-anthem-fight/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/" title="Gay seniors get a place to call home">Gay seniors get a place to call home</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/cgg101/" title="Posts by Cathy Gulli">Cathy Gulli</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/"><p>If retirement means freedom, then a new old folks’ home in Montreal may offer the ultimate liberation—sexual.</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/gay-seniors-get-a-place-to-call-home/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/girls-and-gangland/" title="Girls and gangland">Girls and gangland</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/nancy88/" title="Posts by Nancy Macdonald">Nancy Macdonald</a> - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/girls-and-gangland/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/girls-and-gangland/"><p>B.C. murders reveal a growing criminal issue: women in gangs</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/16/girls-and-gangland/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/15/michael-ignatieffs-coronation-countdown/" title="Michael Ignatieff’s coronation countdown">Michael Ignatieff’s coronation countdown</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/mitchelraphael/" title="Posts by Mitchel Raphael">Mitchel Raphael</a> - Wednesday, April 15, 2009 - 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Friday, April 10, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">13 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/"><p>The farms are the stuff of lore in the U.S., but they’ll be history here</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/mitchel-raphael-on-who%e2%80%99s-not-rolling-in-his-grave-and-the-450-laureen-harper-bowl/" title="Mitchel Raphael on who’s not rolling in his grave">Mitchel Raphael on who’s not rolling in his grave</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/mitchelraphael/" title="Posts by Mitchel Raphael">Mitchel Raphael</a> - Friday, April 10, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/mitchel-raphael-on-who%e2%80%99s-not-rolling-in-his-grave-and-the-450-laureen-harper-bowl/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">1 Comment</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/mitchel-raphael-on-who%e2%80%99s-not-rolling-in-his-grave-and-the-450-laureen-harper-bowl/"><p>And the $450 Laureen Harper bowl</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/mitchel-raphael-on-who%e2%80%99s-not-rolling-in-his-grave-and-the-450-laureen-harper-bowl/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/are-tourist-buggy-rides-inhumane/" title="Are tourist buggy rides inhumane?">Are tourist buggy rides inhumane?</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/pgohier/" title="Posts by Philippe Gohier">Philippe Gohier</a> - Friday, April 10, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/are-tourist-buggy-rides-inhumane/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">2 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/are-tourist-buggy-rides-inhumane/"><p>PETA says ban them. Others point out that the horses get massages.</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/are-tourist-buggy-rides-inhumane/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/the-prince-of-darkness-is-back-in-the-liberal-fold/" title="The “Prince of Darkness” is back in the Liberal fold">The “Prince of Darkness” is back in the Liberal fold</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/mpatriquin/" title="Posts by Martin Patriquin">Martin Patriquin</a> - Friday, April 10, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/the-prince-of-darkness-is-back-in-the-liberal-fold/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">0 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/the-prince-of-darkness-is-back-in-the-liberal-fold/"><p>And where there is Warren Kinsella, there is drama…</p> </a> <a class="more-link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/the-prince-of-darkness-is-back-in-the-liberal-fold/">CONTINUE...</a> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </li> <li> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/generation-tame/" title="Youth Survey: Generation tame">Youth Survey: Generation tame</a></h2> <h4> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/author/cgillis/" title="Posts by Charlie Gillis">Charlie Gillis</a> - Friday, April 10, 2009 - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/generation-tame/#commenting" title="Jump to the comments">8 Comments</a></h4> <div class="excerpt"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090417135320/http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/generation-tame/"><p>Exclusive Report: For the first time in ages, fewer teens are drinking, using drugs and having sex. 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