A West Coast Power Player
If the Liberals win the next federal election, the boy from St. Thomas, Ont. — Mark Marissen — is likely to become one of the most powerful and plugged-in backroom players in...
Vancouver organizer to play key election role
Mark Marissen will help direct the party’s next national campaign.
Dion win catapults Marissen into top Liberal campaign job
Political organizer Mark Marissen, who helped mastermind Stephane Dion’s win as federal Liberal leader, has been named co-chair of the Liberal campaign in the next federal election.
Meet the Winning Team
Dion’s advisors say he won them over the same way he won the liberal crown: with a smart, clear message.
Dion credits B.C. Liberal organizer for putting together a winning team
“I don’t think I would have been able to become the leader without Mark.”
Dion has work to do in B.C.
Everywhere Stephane Dion goes, so does his leather backpack. It’s his trademark, casually slung across his shoulder to set him apart from all those other briefcase-toting politicians.
Slow and steady won the race
Dion’s warmth and tenacity seemed to win over everyone he met.
Dion’s passion for unity inspires Grit strategist
Vancouverites say authenticity trumps charisma in essential qualities of a leader.
“All one big family”: The Liberal backroom web
The Liberal leadership race is down to four real contenders, each trying to woo delegates from the other for second-ballot support. But eventually, there will have to be some...
Liberals see opportunities
Prime minister’s recent PR problems please MPs in leaderless opposition
In Liberal contest, old foes become friends
The Liberal Party is scattering into 11 leadership camps. But in the process, the divisions between its two warring factions are lessening. David Collenette, one of the most...
The Liberal Contenders | 2006 Leadership Race
Monsieur Vert: Stéphane Dion Age: 50 The only Quebec candidate, the former federal environment minister is running on an environmental platform of making sustainable development...
