RON MACLEAN
Don...
DON CHERRY
Ron...
RON MACLEAN
The playoffs produced a whole new championship team. Don, your thoughts...
DON CHERRY
Who knew? It reminds me of Montreal and Philadelphia in the 70s.
RON MACLEAN
Smoked meat and cream cheese?
DON CHERRY
Sometimes I think you're part of the problem, not the solution..
RON MACLEAN
The speedy Frenchmen versus the Broad Street Bullies?
DON CHERRY
Sure. Anyway, a lot of people wrote off Trudeau as a guy who wouldn't get into the corners, all sizzle and no steak.
RON MACLEAN
And now?
DON CHERRY
He took the high road and won. No cheap shots, but up for toe-to-toe...
RON MACLEAN
What about Mulcair?
DON CHERRY
Like Yogi Berra said: when you meet a fork in the road take it. Mulcair was trying to be everything to everybody at the same time and turned out to be nothing. He was good as an enforcer, keeping people honest. But it takes more than an enforcer to win games, never mind the election. He would have been better to be the enforcer with a plan.
RON MACLEAN
Better than what?
DON CHERRY
There you go. It was a low bar. Harper didn't have any plan at all. "Vote for us because we're going to keep doing what we're doing now but we're not going to tell you what we're doing now until after you elect us."
RON MACLEAN
So the Conservatives will be rebuilding?
DON CHERRY
Yeah, like rebuilding San Francisco after the earthquake..
RON MACLEAN
Ouch...
DON CHERRY
You're starting from a smoking ruin.
RON MACLEAN
That's a bit harsh...
DON CHERRY
It is if you're in denial about the earthquake.
RON MACLEAN
I'm getting lost in the metaphor...
DON CHERRY
If the Conservatives think they lost the election because they didn't have the right beer commercials, then they don't understand the fans weren't buying beer.
RON MACLEAN
You're so...profound.
DON CHERRY
I get that a lot.
RON MACLEAN
Until next time - if there is one - good night from House of Commons Night in Canada.
DON CHERRY
Did you notice my suit has the Magna Carta in the original Latin?
RON MACLEAN
No.
DON CHERRY
And my tie has the Charter?
