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Ignatieff's to do list: sharpen message and toughen up

By HARRIS MACLEOD

Published November 16, 2009

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The first order of business for Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's new chief of staff is to sharpen the communications strategy and tell voters what the leader and the party stand for, and there isn't a lot of time, say top Liberals.

Peter Donolo, who served as former prime minister Jean Chrétien's director of communications in both opposition and government, was recently brought in to head up Mr. Ignatieff's (Etobicoke-Lakeshore,...

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11/16/09 at 12:11 pm

By hollinm

Donolo the current saviour of the Liberal party will not have much time.
I suspect that the budget will be brought in around mid January and will include the enabling legislation for the HST (needs to be approved by March 31st). Layton will not support the budget and it will be up to Iffy to support it or not. Failing to support it will put the country into an election just before the Olympics.
How would the Libs like to be known for that fiasco? Causing an election just before the Olympics.
Donolo was a communications director for Chretien and has not be in partisan politics since 1999. Lots has changed since then.
Being a Communications Director and being Chief of Staff are two different jobs requiring different skill sets. Being good at one doesn't mean you will be good at the other.