Candidate Reviews: Scott Brison

Up next in our candiate reviews series we have Scott.

Scott Brison

While I've never really met Scott, he is a very interesting candidate. I've never really had the chance to meet him (more than shaking his hand as he made his way around an event or listening to a short stump speech), but he is a good candidate. A turncoat from the tories, but by now, I think it's generally agreed that he's paid his dues in the party. He also happens to fall further to the right in the party.

Scott is still young, and has a long career ahead of him. He provides a good voice, willing to talk out about economic issues, and from his speech at LPC(O) to the youth, you know he knows stuff about that. He as well as Martha is another person who brings an interesting endorsement when he falls off: Since he is to the right side of the party, he would bring a good amount of credibility to Dion, Kennedy, or Rae. To Ignatieff, he brings an endorsement and shows that not everybody hates Iggy.

Convention Prediction:
Scott will come in with his group of people, party like crazy (since if there's one thing he's got far and away above the others is his and his group's youthful vigour), and enjoy themselves. He'll be well-placed for a future run at the leadership, since he's gained a lot of credibility this time around.

Future:
As I said, his time is not now, but it will be in the future. He's the youngest challenger, and he'll have to decide how he wants to play it. If the Liberals can take back power, then his best bet would be to secure himself some good cabinet positions, and come back as a star minister for the next leadership contest. If we can't win anything back, then maybe he could take a few years off and come back strong from some time away from parliament for the next leadership contest. Either way, he'll be a strong contender next time around.