Quotes by Nelson Wiseman

“She was possibly the most maligned Governor General We end up with one of the best ones we have, and we treat her as one of the worst.”

“I think he will survive and go into the next election, ... he doesnt have the touch with people.”

“If they lose the election they blame the leader then they undermine the leader, then they lose again, its a vicious circle. If they replace the leader now it confirms the party is in disarray.”

“It was a break from a bad tradition,”

“There is no upside in this (for the Liberals). There is potentially only downside.”

“In the last three elections, theyve seen a quarter of their vote melt in the last week [of a campaign].”

“Change is an issue for a lot of people. This is the Liberals seeking their fifth consecutive term, so a lot of people believe that its healthy to have a periodic alteration of parties, like the Americans, so that dynamic is out there.”

“The Liberals are being blown out of the water. The only thing were discussing now is whether the Conservatives are going to form a majority or a minority.”

“Appointing former politicians to the job is dreadful, dreadful, dreadful, because you dont want anyone with the appearance of bias when a question of constitution comes up. So she was a welcome appointee.”

“The Conservatives did a much better job learning from their defeat [in 2004] than the Liberals did from their victory.”