Nellie McClung: “Never retract, never explain, never apologize - get the thing done and let them howl.” Longtime political operative. Liberal. Always.
Guelph, Ontario
Joined June 2013
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I’m thrilled to announce that my book “Let ‘Em Howl” launches tomorrow. I draw from my experience to share the best lessons I learned in the political backrooms - ones that sustained me in the brightest & darkest hours of my political career. #onpoli 1/5
🧵 Just what does MPP @StephenBlais think Liberals need to be saved from - themselves? To run for leader, @MikeSchreiner would have crossed the floor and become a Liberal. He then would have campaigned for that job, as a Liberal.
Liberal MPP @StephenBlais took a ‘direct shot’ at Green Leader Mike Schreiner with special motion for Liberal leadership thestar.com/politics/provinc… via @torontostar #onpoli
Liberals have long embraced opening up our Party to new people. Many so-called “instant Liberals” join during leadership campaigns & elections. If they are welcomed, they stay. And that’s for the better of any party.
The motion to block Schreiner from being a candidate is a tribal, hyper-partisan reaction to “outsiders”. It is un-Liberal. And in the long run, that is far more dangerous to @OntLiberal than a Schreiner candidacy ever could have been. #olp
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Thanks for giving it some thought @MikeSchreiner, that's all we could ask. I really hope that Ontario parties can find creative ways to collaborate and co-create a more sustainable future for Ontario ♥️💚🧡
I've asked myself and others how I can best make a positive difference in building the Ontario we truly want. Here's my statement explaining my decision. #onpoli
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I appreciate this perspective from @spaikin outlining why, despite the unusual circumstances and “howls of outage” from some, I have no regrets encouraging @MikeSchreiner to run for @OntLiberal leader. Worth a read.
.@MikeSchreiner says no to the @OntLiberal leadership tvo.org/article/mike-schrein… #liberals #onpoli @OntarioGreens
I have been following @EScrimshaw throughout the Ontario election & find his insights helpful. But I feel the need to respond to this one as I believe I’m the referenced “campaign director” in the 2016 Scarborough Rouge River by election. 🧵 1/8
We had every reason to be confident & the data I shared was real. But the outcome is why I never “count my chickens before they are hatched”particularly in a by-election. There were a lot of lessons learned in Scarborough that day. 7/8
Thanks for the walk down memory lane @EScrimshaw. I look forward to your valuable narrative throughout the rest of this campaign! 8/8
I may have run national & provincial campaigns but nothing beats talking to neighbours at their doors. It was an honour to join Lyn McLeod & Liz Sandals & #Guelph @OntLiberal candidate @RaechelleDev, who is herself a powerhouse! #Raechelle4Guelph
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If you find yourself buying into the new, improved, kinder, gentler puppy - loving @erinotoole , take a look at this. He proves himself to be a mean old xenophobic bully. @MaryamMonsef has an extraordinary life story and she deserves to be celebrated, not derided. #Elxn44
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“O’Toole has not explained how his support for allowing private, for-profit medical services squares with his assertion that he fully supports universal, public health care. Public health-care advocates say he can’t have it both ways.”
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Yes (and thanks @coylejim20). If I were running a local campaign (I am not), I would check pre-writ voter ID results to see if a shift is evident. And to be sure solid Liberals are holding. The ground game will matter! #Elxn44
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Call out to friends and #skateboarding #skateboard Twitter. Can anyone help @MatthewDupuis and his amazing daughter Ella? Thanks in advance!
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THREAD. Huge shoutout to the @Toronto_Fire @TPFFA members supporting the
mass vaccination clinic at @MTCC_Events. Folks getting vaccinated were helped, guided, treated with kindness & much humour. #torontofirefighters #Toronto #COVID19Vaccine
The accessible entrance takes a bit longer because people see a line & go there first. Signage to the more direct entrance should be larger as it is tough to spot from the road & too small to read from any distance (for anyone). @cityoftoronto #COVID19Vaccine
Don’t be deterred by the “mass” location concerns. It may not be ideal for seniors but it is manageable and getting the job done (again thanks to the #firefighters) & I expect will get better every day. #cityofto #COVID19 #COVID19Vaccine