Talk:Garth Turner

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Contents 1 Green Party Claim 2 Liberal Party Claim 3 Floor crosser? 4 NPOV stuff 5 Fair use rationale for Image:TurnerGarth CPC.jpg 6 Assessment

[edit] Green Party Claim

Can anyone provide a link to the Toronto Star article that suggest that he will join the Green Party? Even before reading this article, that occurred to me as a possibility, but it does need to be substantiated.

Also, I've rated the article as Start-class; minimal biography, mostly lacking sources, but longer than a stub. —Cuiviénen 16:35, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Added Green Party bit with link. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/10/19/turner-reax.html I really need to get an account here! Have a good day. 209.226.121.146 18:16, 19 October 2006 (UTC)

Turner will not be joining the Green Party or the Liberals. He will stay as an independent for the time being http://www.haltonsearch.com/hr/mcc/story/3801981p-4397695c.html --Mphilp 03:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Liberal Party Claim

This has not been confirmed and as such I am removing it (although I'm all for a Liberal Garth) Kiarasexton 16:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Watchlisters: Note datestamp on above comment. Obviously it is no longer relevant. -Joshuapaquin 04:21, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Floor crosser?

In the article Floor Crossing it says: "In Canada, the term "crossing the floor" is used exclusively to refer to switching parties which occurs occasionally at both the federal and provincial levels."

Is this the most appropriate term? It seems to me that Turner didn't switch from a Conservative to a Liberal; he was removed from the Conservative caucus, remained an independant for a time, then joined (not switched?) the Liberal party. I, for one, think of someone like Belinda Stronach or David Emerson when I hear "floor-crosser"; that is, someone who willfully switches from one party straight to another. Though I suppose if he had chosen to leave the Conservative caucus the term might be more appropriate.

Anyway, thoughts?

I removed Mr. Turner from the category of floor crossers. The fact is that Mr. Turner was sent into Opposition by the governing caucus, that is his own caucus and from that point had no political affiliation. Joining the Liberals while having no political affiliation is certainly not crossing the floor. Not in the slightest. Sima Yi 17:33, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV stuff

The language in the floor crossing section is horrible. Time and again, when it is fixed, it is reverted to biased garbage. A present example:

"In a move that ignored the Canadian parliamentary system Turner offered to contest his seat in a by-election if given a fixed date by the Prime Minister along with David Emerson and Wajid Khan." Watchsmart 06:50, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

I've tried to make it a bit more neutral, though I don't think it's perfect. I'll see if I can come up with something a little better later. Tev 17:17, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Good stuff. Keep the article on your watch list, perhaps - your edits will probably be mangled in a few days time. Watchsmart 03:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:TurnerGarth CPC.jpg

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[edit] Assessment

I have assessed this as Start Class, as it contains more detail and organization than would be expected of a Stub, and of low importance, as I do not feel that many people outside of Canada would be familiar with the subject of the article. Cheers, CP 15:44, 9 September 2007 (UTC)