Political Pulse with Ryan Painter

Political Pulse with Ryan Painter

The Dangerous Dance of Political Coronations

Why real contests of ideas matter for democracy

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Ryan Painter
Mar 04, 2025
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Political parties love a sure thing. They crave predictability, control, and the comfort of a predetermined outcome. But when it comes to leadership races, this obsession with certainty is killing our politics—one coronation at a time.

Let's be honest: we've seen this movie before, and we know how it ends. Whether it's David Eby's "contest" provincially or the Liberal Party's current charade federally with Mark Carney waiting in the wings, political coronations aren't just undemocratic—they're harmful for political parties in the long run.

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