It is unlikely that the Premier will be able to bask in the afterglow of the Olympics.

This article by the Globe and Mail’s local stalwart Ian Bailey is interesting for the possibilities it outlines for Mayor Gregor Robertson, but far more intriguing for analysis of how the Olympics are unlikely to add life to the career of Premier Gordon Campbell.

This could be the beginning of a political arc upwards for Robertson.  Now while I would argue that for the purposes of re-election the Mayor’s profile is more than adequate, I can also see the global media propelling Robertson to a new status within his own city, province and country.  We are all familiar with the typical Canadian syndrome – paying more attention to home grown talent only after the rest of the world notices them.

But with Campbell, I foresee a far different scenario – one that ends prematurely for a man who just claimed that “he isn’t planning on quitting politics after the Olympics.”

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