Talk:Bob Rae

message: My recollection is that Rae promised to 'keep', not start a 'common pause day' during the election. After the election he switched positions and introduced Sunday shopping. The way this part is written seems a bit too biased in his favour.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.40.218.20 (talk) 00:43, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sunday Shopping 

message: I'm at the OUCC conference at Guelph University today and Bob Rae just finished speaking.  He mentioned that he was recently introduced as a graduate of Harvard high school in Toronto – which apparently isn’t true.  The person doing the introduction had apparently attributed it to Wikipedia.  Mr. Rae then went on to say that when he read the article it was way off, but maybe he’d edit it and credit himself with inventing the steam egine.  Most of his comments were in jest, but here it is for the record.
Later he was asked what he did about the article and answered that his wife was kind enough to edit it and correct it for him.
-- Matt Clare
Mr. Rae twice invoked "the rabbi" in his convention speech. (I am not sure if caps are required in this case.) The first reference was that the rabbi is reported as having said that "If I am not for me
then who will be for me?" The second was to the effect that if I am for me, others will be. Rae has been touted as Ontario's first Jewish Premier. Could he have been referring to The Rabbi Yeshua Ben Joseph the Divine Rabbi? If not which rabbi. Moreover, in an overwhelmingly  Judaism Obervant family (I was a classmate of Arlene Perley during the Bathurst Heights Collegiate days), how can he be described as Anglican? The issue is not insignificant: I think Mr. Rae displays duality if not bipolarity as to where he stands on the Judeo-Christian continuum. Is it relevant? May be not, but it should be said. To be a Jew is to subscribe to certain ethical and philosophical value that are not shared by all Canadians, even when watered down by so-called secularism. Having said all that, he is still a "good man" and of the available choices the most electable.
Michael Spensieri, J.D., LL.M. Mpp Ret
Member: Ontario Association of Former Parliamentarians
*For those curious, his wife's edit may be found here.  Some of the changes were necessary and overdue, others were a bit more questionable.  (I'm still puzzled as to why all references to Gerald Caplan were removed.)  CJCurrie 16:08, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the Royal Conservatory of Music website, Rae was born in Ottawa in 1948 as you originally stated.  L.J. Brooks 19:39, 29 Jan 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He says the same in his autobiography. Derekwriter 01:48, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The article cites Rae criticising the federal government for interest rate policy when the federal gov't in Canada does not set interest rates, rather the Bank of Canada sets the interest rates and the BoC is not run by parliament nor the PMO. Although "If the Minister of Finance disagrees with the Bank's policies, he or she has the right to issue a public directive to the Governor. Such a directive has never been issued." (see latter link) The Bank of Canada was created by Prime Minister Richard Bennett in the 1930's transferring the ability to set interest rates from the federal gov't to the new created crown corporation.DWiatzka (talk) 15:19, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Interests rates in Canada 

message: The new picture is nicer but it's also taken about a decade after Rae was premier. We should probably use a picture that was taken while he was Premier or at least when he looked like he did when he was Premier. AndyL 05:41, 11 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  Isn't there a photo available from his current Liberal leadership run? - TomPettyFan 23:18, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Damn it.  Someone with a camera just go out take a picture of the guy.  --Arctic Gnome 19:46, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a picture of him skinnydipping floating around. Reportersue 22:54, 16 November 2006 (UTC)

text: Theres a picture of him at the leadership convention, found at this link http://www.liberal.ca/leadership2006_candidate_e.aspx?id=2. I can't post it myself since I am at work. MickeyK 18:06, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture 

message: Shouldn't this be retitled "Rae, Bob" so it is consistent with other personal names?
gcapp1959
*I don't see why.  Most bio pages start with the first name.  CJCurrie 01:07, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Name of article

message: They were roommates at U of T?  This an interesting factoid which I haven't heard before.  Can anyone back it up? --Saforrest 20:26, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: They are good friends. Reportersue 22:53, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ignatieff and Rae 

message: Should it really be Liberal Party for his political affiliation? The box cites his political affiliation at the time of the important event (his Premiership of Ontario).Homagetocatalonia 23:26, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I noticed the change and was thinking that it should include both.  --JGGardiner 23:34, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: He is a Liberal now. Reportersue 22:52, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Political Affiliation 

message: How could he have been born in 1948 and been on the first plane to land in liberated France in 1945?
*His father was on the first plane to land in liberated France.  CJCurrie 20:54, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  France 

message: Please vote in favour of keeping his image here... Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2006 November 30  --  Zanimum 02:15, 1 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: i'd like to flag that someone with the username gerardkennedy is editing this page (see history) but since the edits occurred during the liberal leadership convention it is likely that it is one of his campaign managers. since kennedy  was running against rae, and threw his support behind dion, i think there is a large conflict of interest in having him edit this page.Katerg 20:37, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently, his name is Gerard Kennedy, although he is not the Gerard Kennedy we know of. Talk page comment here.  --  Zanimum 16:51, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Somehow I doubt that Kennedy's campaign managers would be that obvious.Crisco 18:15, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: edits by "gerard kennedy"

message: When article duscusses the No-confidence motion attached to the budget, "rider" should link wiki's article on rider bills. Rotovia 00:22, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done. -- zzuuzz (talk) 00:45, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request 

message: :Category:Ontario premiers needs to be replaced with :Category:Premiers of Ontario, due to a speedy rename. Thanks. Hersfold (t/a/c) 06:16, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! -- Ricky81682 (talk) 06:50, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Thanks much. :-) Hersfold (t/a/c) 06:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  CFD Recategorization 

message: Rae's first stint as an MP should be included in the infobox. Reggie Perrin (talk) 04:16, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I've altered the wording of the article accordingly. Now perhaps someone who is familiar with infoboxes can add in references to Rae's stint as MP for Broadview (1978-1979) and Broadview-Greenwood (1979-1982) and perhaps also as MPP for York South (1982-1996)? Reggie Perrin (talk) 05:01, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rae infobox 

message: This should be updated. I would do it, but not permitted.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.85.224 (talk) 18:23, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bob Rae now an MP 

message: The reference to Bob Rae as an Anglican should be removed. From what I have read he considers himself ethnically Jewish, but is an atheist. He is not a member of any Anglican Church, has not raised his children in this religion, and has never described himself as one. Factcorrect12 (talk) 22:23, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is sourced.  Dbrodbeck (talk) 01:22, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Religion 

message: The text about who Rae is not related to should be deleted unless there is some really compelling reason to leave it in. Modal Jig (talk) 15:25, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Family (not related to) 

message: This stuff, to me, seems not to be about Rae per se but about his government.  I do not think it belongs here so much as it might in an article about the government itself.  Anyway, please weigh in.  Dbrodbeck (talk) 02:26, 27 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edits by 24.36.211.85 

message: With Rae announcing today that he is stepping down, some contributors will be tempted to revise the lead paragraph to describe him as a former MP.  Please do not do so until the news media confirms that his resignation is effective.  As best as I can understand from the Rae/Trudeau news conference, Rae has not yet announced when his resignation becomes effective (according to CBC a few minutes ago - "He didn't say when his resignation would be effective.").  Even though he is announcing his resignation today, it might or might not be effective today.  He could possibly, for example, still be the MP for Toronto Centre for another few days or weeks.  Right now, the article says that Rae has announced he is stepping down.  Until we have a reliable source saying the he is no longer MP, we cannot go on to describe him as the former MP.  Thanks. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 15:39, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: This, a thousand times. I just removed references to a July 1 date which hasn't been reported in any major, reliable sources. -- -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 17:12, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone just added June 19.  I am not watching the news like a hawk, so I have no idea if they have since announced it is effective today.  But absent the provision of a reliable source, we should just keep deleting these revisions.  --Skeezix1000 (talk) 19:25, 19 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: According to the Toronto Star as of approx 4 p.m. EST today, Rae hasn’t yet settled on a date to make his departure formal.  --Skeezix1000 (talk) 19:58, 19 June 2013 (UTC)

text: The Parliament of Canada website is now showing "seat vacant" for Toronto Centre.  Rae's parliamentary bio tags his current term with the word "resignation".  No date on either site when the resignation became effective.  Skeezix1000 (talk) 19:27, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text:  And on another page on the Parliament of Canada website he's listed as current. The bio page you linked to could just indicate that Mr. Rae resigned before the next election, not that the resignation is already in effect. For the record, it currently lists 3154 days of service, but I'm not sure if summer recess days are counted, so that could be a useless statistic. Nonetheless, without a firm date, it's better to wait and see than spread misinformation. -- -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 16:38, 6 July 2013 (UTC)

text:  Just an update, both of the websites listed by Skeezix have resumed reporting that Bob Rae is still the MP for Toronto-Centre. If you check the parliamentary bio of recently retired Vic Towes, you can see it gives the official end term for their time in office, so that's what will be used whenever the resignation for Mr. Rae comes into effect. -- -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 18:15, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Here we have been posting about not jumping the gun on describing "Rae" as former, when it appears that parliamentary staff have been doing just that!The wait continues. Skeezix1000 (talk) 19:10, 10 July 2013 (UTC)

text: I've added the resignation date to the article.  If anyone wants to edit or remove it, that's fine. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 18:33, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rae stepping down - "Former" MP 

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message: "Bob Rae was in power for 1650 days, the longest term unique to an Ontario premier since the Second World War." 
This sentence was in the Premiership section. I am interpreting this as he was the longest serving premier of Ontario since WW2, but that would be incorrect as Bill Davis was longer served and after WW2. Is this sentence supposed to be read a different way? If that is true, can it be changed so as to be read properly? Imperatorhobbes (talk) 23:58, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: My best guess is that the sentence was intended to convey the meaning that the 1990–95 legislative term was the longest served by an Ontario premier since WW2. I'm not certain why this point would be especially noteworthy, though. CJCurrie (talk) 00:20, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, that would make sense. Should the sentence be reworded? Imperatorhobbes (talk) 22:53, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible Incorrect Information