Is Larry 0'Brien and he has been a train wreck to say the least.
In this morning's fishwraps: Ottawa Citizen, Sun and Le Droit, it is implied that hizzoner is going to tell the masses whether he will or won't run for the roses in October of this year.
There are two serious contenders for the gig already, one being present day alderman Alex Cullen and the other being former mayor Jim Watson. If the election is betwixt those two, Mr. Watson will mop the bloody floor with him.
But.
If Larry O'Brien enters the race things could get very, very, very scary.
First off, hizzoner is full of cash so he doesn't have to raise any. Secondly, he is hizzoner which means that he can get publicity pretty much anytime he wants. Third is his message, as bullsh*t as it is/was resonates with a large chunk of the voting populace.
In a run off type election Mr. O'B would lose but in our first past the post system he can sneak up the middle by splitting the progressive, liberal and leftist votes. A similar thing happened across the river in Gatineau last year where two solid candidates, former municipal councillor Aurèle Desjardins and former Canadian Police Association president Tony Cannivino, took on Marc Bureau, a not so good mayor. The pair received 57 per cent of the vote. Mr. Bureau got 43 and is still the worst mayor in Quebec.
Not the worst mayor in the region though; thank you very much Mr. O'Brien.
Secondly if the Lansdowne thing looks prime and the rapid transit thing is in gear the mayor can take [false] credit for both projects.
If you don't think he has a chance, well, listen to CFRA during their talk show blocks. CFRA nation is Larry O'Brien nation.
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