Well, at least among themselves for the nomination.
Former teacher and St. John's city councilor John Dinn already declared.
Today, the Telegram reports that 32-year old Sean Hammond, scion of another BFT family in the district, is looking for the Tory nomination to replace Ed Byrne.
Hammond grew up across the street from your humble e-scribbler. He's a smart and aggressive young guy back by impressive Tory connections and credentials.
Meanwhile, the Liberal establishment seems to have already decided on its candidate. District association president Bob Clarke announced his candidacy shortly before the party announced its nomination call would be inexplicably really short.
Maybe, Bond was a little premature to congratulation Dinn. Let's revise our congrats to Dinn or Hammond, depending on which one wins the nomination. Either way, the Libs have already ceded the by-election.
The New Democrats still haven't announced what they plan to do.
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the Libs have already ceded the by-election.
Ed,
Common usage of the word "cede" suggests surrender. Are you privy to information that I'm not?
Nothing secret, just an observation based on what occured.
By calling the nomination when so many Liberals were in Montreal occupied with the federal leadership, the provincial party leadership made it virtually impossible for any candidates other than the district president to come forward.
Beyond that, I am making an implicit prediction. By following the course they have taken, the provincial executive have functionally ceded the election before it is even called.
Fair point.
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