Do you think political parties do enough to vet their candidates before an election?
- Thread starter Probyn
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Yes.
Every party gives a very long questionnaire to each candidate for nomination. If the candidate has answered honestly and listed all of their social media accounts, there isn't going to be a problem. Problem is - they are politicians and they want that plum job with that gold plated pension - so, they "forget" to mention somethings.
Now, you ask why - since we have set election dates - can't the nominations take place a year, two years before the election date? It's because employers aren't going to want to employ someone who has already said they will be leaving about the same time that they have finally learned how to do their job.
The nomination approval committee for each political party is a little overworked vetting all of the candidates for nomination in all 338 constituencies. They can't check for stuff the candidate for nomination has lied about or has "forgotten" to mention.
Once the opposing parties know who is nominated, they can and do do an extensive investigation for any "dirt" they can use. CBC has an article on that: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/election-liberals-ndp-mulcair-1.3244143 When it is an incumbent, the opposing party already has a book on the candidate - so - they only have to research a much smaller number of candidates.
Why would political parties want their candidates Vet checked?
I mean...Do they really need to be dewormed, and given 4 way vaccinations to be elected?
Oh wait ..your right...They need to be castrated after election, because they loose their balls either way.
I mean...Do they really need to be dewormed, and given 4 way vaccinations to be elected?
Oh wait ..your right...They need to be castrated after election, because they loose their balls either way.
lol, and here I thought it was because they wanted to avoid having a Bull in a China Shop. A politician that is full of Bull Shit is obviously OK, but it has to be party approved BS and not the BS of a Steer wanting to knock horns with the Old Bull in charge.
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Larry Storch
My local NDP candidate was dropped because of a comment made five years ago.
I met him while campaigning and he seemed fine. Even our Tory MP said he seemed like a decent guy and he thought the NDP was wrong to drop him.
Everyone has dirt on them. Dropping someone like the guy peeing in someone's coffee mug is fine. That was a good insight to how he acts when he thinks nobody is watching. Dropping someone because of a comment, taken out of context, from years ago is not! And the NDP never gave him a chance to explain, he was given a letter and told to sign it.
I met him while campaigning and he seemed fine. Even our Tory MP said he seemed like a decent guy and he thought the NDP was wrong to drop him.
Everyone has dirt on them. Dropping someone like the guy peeing in someone's coffee mug is fine. That was a good insight to how he acts when he thinks nobody is watching. Dropping someone because of a comment, taken out of context, from years ago is not! And the NDP never gave him a chance to explain, he was given a letter and told to sign it.
That is because the NDP are "progressive conservatives", otherwise known as "PC"
