The female doves pay attention to each other and sometimes re-Tweet each other’s thoughts to their own people. But alone, they have less than half the Followers of @ElizabethMay (74,223), even though they’re Twitter veterans and Ms. May stepped on the block on 6 March. She usually sings about politics and the tree she’s sitting on like,
#SFT13 Vision of Sir John A Macdonald. Good idea if we could recreate his commitment to modern rail. #cdnpoIi
— Elizabeth May MP (@ElizabethMay) October 16, 2013
But she also keeps up with other news:
@ElizabethMay pls help spread the word about bone marrow donation onematch.ca Time running out for Kelowna toddler http://t.co/SJdt0LHnQr
— Corree (@correelaule) November 1, 2013
But some leaders still use pigeons or snail mail (maybe even texting). The only “multiple” accounts found 4 Pauline Marois of Quebec R gag accounts
The latest of today’s Canadian political leaders to step into the world of Twitter was Prime Minister Stephen Harper (@pmHarper). Even though he doesn’t speak much and doesn’t follow many (just over 200), but he’s gathered many Followers around his words (381,083) and has two verified accounts (@premierministre pour français). He talks politics too
#CETA is an historic win for Canada. Thousands of new jobs for Canadians & a half-billion new customers for Canadian businesses.
— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) October 18, 2013
but most of the time, just sends axels in the air—
Wheels down, Brussels. #cdnpoli
— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) October 17, 2013
— before flying home —
Wheels up to Ottawa. http://t.co/oJXKpAy8Et #cdnpoli
— Stephen Harper (@pmharper) October 18, 2013
His flight companions seulement utilisé une page pour Anglais et Français; Thomas Mulcair (@ThomasMulcair), leader of the NDP and Opposition, might be a bit behind @pmHarper in Followers (just over 49,000), but it’s growing and he uses Twitter to talk politics and thank his Followers. Recently, he thanked people for his birthday wishes (en anglais et français).
Happy to share my birthday with my friend, the leader of the Ontario #NDP @andreahorwath. Happy Birthday Andrea!
— Thomas Mulcair (@ThomasMulcair) October 24, 2013
Il me fait plaisir de partager mon jour d’anniversaire avec mon amie @andreahorwath, leader du #NPD de l’Ontario. Bonne fête Andrea!
— Thomas Mulcair (@ThomasMulcair) October 24, 2013
Tiny Liberal Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) speaks from the young soul in his heart.
Joyeuse #Halloween! Amusez-vous et soyez prudents ce soir! pic.twitter.com/eZ42KCrMY8
— Justin Trudeau, MP (@JustinTrudeau) October 31, 2013
Quietest on the board – Daniel Paille (@DanielePaille) of the Bloc Québécois, le seulment chef national que n’a pas un account varifiéé.