RM>> In Canada it is our elected local Members of Parliament who decide
  >> who will be the candidate to run for the party in the next election.
  >> 'Ordinary' people aren't in on that..

MP>Yeah, it isn't perfect, but I would rather at least feel like I have a say
  >in who is running vs. the party just picking someone.

I suppose it comes down to if you tend to vote for the party or the person.
In theory, if you vote Party, it shouldn't matter as much who they put
up for election unless they mess up and choose someone so unpopular that
people who normally vote for that Party refuse to vote, or even vote
for another Party..

It's hard to say, and I do know the things the Party leader is most
interested in doing will come into things later, so there is some
control over policy by choosing the right Party leader.

Take Trump for instance...    B)

---
 * SLMR Rob  * I took an IQ test and the results were negative
 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (618:250/1)