Pierre's Convention Speech.

To begin, Pierre largely stayed away from the cultural wars red meat, and that was smart. I thought it was an excellent speech, but not a barnburner. I was surprised at how little I disagreed with it. The Castle Act is a non-starter for me: remember that young woman who drove up the wrong driveway and then was shot dead when she rang the bell...all it takes is one MORON, and one moron is too many for me.

But on the rest, I was OK with it. Pierre is much more loose now and sure of himself, and it shows. He smiles more, jokes more and is at his best when he talks about families, his and yours. 

He made a few oblique references about Americans and Trump, but that didn't go far enough. He forgets that we lost the election because Pierre deliberately ceded the issue to Carney and allowed the Liberals and others to paint Conservatives anyway they liked. They were mostly disingenuous and dishonest, a Liberal specialty, and it worked out great for them.

Like Kenney and DeLorey said, Pierre cannot leave this issue to the Liberals. He has to take on Trump directly, as hard as possible, and who cares what the grassroots think? Again, either Pierre paints his own picture of Trump, or he lets his political enemies do it for him. And if it goes the same way as last time, then we'll likely lose the next election, which Carney is undoubtedly planning for next spring.

This isn't rocket science: take on Trump with a vengeance, and we've got a decent chance to win. Fail to do so, and we're almost guaranteed to lose again and lose big.