I’ll do a more detailed post about who my actual pics for leader are, but right now I’m going to share my predictions. 1. Thomas Mulcair will win on the 5th ballot. 2. Nathan Cullen (who was my first choice) will place a strong second. 3. Brian Topp really won’t
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I want to make Cullen my first choice but…
Lately I’ve been mulling over making Nathan Cullen the first choice on my ballot after previously completely discounting him as a potential recipient of my vote. Cullen was originally someone I was excited about supporting in the leadership race. I’ve had the opportunity to meet him on several occasions and
Continue readingShould the Alberta Party Participate in the Leaders’ Debate?
With an election being held at some point this spring the perennial election question of which parties should participate in televised leaders’ debates is rearing its head. In the last few federal elections, and most provincial elections this question tends to revolve around whether the Green party should be participating
Continue readingNDP Restores Online Convention Registration for Youth and the Unwaged
And the NDP has come to their senses and restored the ability for youth and unwaged delegates to register for convention online. It’s good to see that all members are being treated equitably.
Continue readingPetition to End Discriminatory Convention Registration Process
As many of you are now aware the party has banned youth and unwaged delegates from registering for convention online. If you weren’t already aware check out my previous post on the issue here. There is now a petition available which will be sent to party headquarters demanding that all
Continue readingNDP Adopts Discriminatory Convention Registration Process
Over the Christmas break I noticed something quite odd on the registration page for the upcoming NDP leadership convention, the option for youth and unwaged delegates to register online was removed. Now a notice has been posted at the bottom of the page saying that unwaged and youth delegates must
Continue readingCurrent NDP Leadership Rankings
This is currently how I think I’ll vote. I’ll provide more detailed explanations later: 1. Mulcair 2. Dewar 3/4 Saganash 3/4 Ashton 5. Topp 6. Cullen 7. Nash 8. Singh
Continue readingRobert Chisholm Withdraws
I believe Robert Chrisholm made the right decision in withdrawing from the leadership race. While Chrisholm has experience leading the Nova Scotia NDP that would definitely be beneficial when it comes to leading the party his lack of French was a major handicap that he admits he would not overcome
Continue readingThomas Mulcair
I’ll admit it – Thomas Mulcair was likely near the bottom of my list when the leadership race started. However since that time I’ve been impressed by his campaign and his ability to connect with voters. He’s now moved up to be jockeying with Paul Dewar for #1 on my
Continue readingPeggy Nash
Peggy Nash entered the leadership race at the end of October. I can’t say I was very excited about her campaign, mostly because of what happened at the 2011 Convention in Vancouver. After delivering her report as party president Nash did not take any questions from the convention floor. When
Continue readingNiki Ashton
Niki Ashton is now in the leadership race. Ashton’s candidacy is an exciting one, especially because she’ll bring a youthful viewpoint to the race. I’ve had the opportunity to meet Niki on a few occasions. I think she’s genuine and could make a great leader someday – and a strong
Continue readingCullen’s Plans for Joint Nominations
I was disappointed when Nathan Cullen announced that he wanted to make joint nominations between Liberals, NDP and Greens an option in future elections if he became leader. Prior to this point Cullen was my first choice for leader. Cullen’s plan makes the mistaken vote that a Liberal would vote
Continue readingNDP Leadership Contenders
At the Alberta NDP’s Breakthrough Conference this past weekend NDYA members had the opportunity to sit down with leadership candidates Brian Topp, Nathan Cullen and Paul Dewar. All of three men were not only pleasant towards the youth at the table with them, but also towards each other – which
Continue readingMy Seat Projections
Okay, just for fun I’m going to do this. I don’t have some crazy scientific method of figuring it out, I just go with my gut feeling – which has varying results. Interestingly you can see from my post here which was made on Election Day in 2008 that the
Continue readingNew Democats
Some silliness to distract us from the real election. Consider supporting “Billie Blaikie and the New Democats“
Continue readingNDP Surge
The NDP vote is surging, especially in Quebec where all the other parties are losing support to the NDP, particularly the Bloc. The NDP is clearly ahead of both of the other federalist parties in Quebec and depending on what poll you look at they are either just behind or
Continue readingWildrose Alliance Continues Their Attack on Working People
The Wildrose Alliance continued their attack on working people in Alberta today following the announcement that the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) had reached a tentative deal with the provincial government for a new contract. The new contract will provide government workers a 4% raise in 2012, a lump
Continue readingIs Ted Morton’s Provincial Leadership Campaign Engaging in Third Party Advertising for Harper?
Over the last couple days I’ve noticed sponsored links popping up on Facebook showing Ted Morton’s support for Prime Minister Stephen Harper. These sponsored links lead to Morton’s Facebook fan page. I’m not really all that familiar with provincial and federal election finance laws, but the existence of these ads
Continue readingEdmonton-Sherwood Park Update
With the NDP membership in Edmonton-Sherwood Park nominating Mike Scott, an active member of CUPE Local 30 as their candidate for the next federal election (which could be happening as early as next week) it appears that all candidates are in place in the riding that hosted what was the
Continue readingRandom Pondering
With a federal election likely happening in the next few weeks, as well as the Alberta PCs and Liberals having holding leadership contests I figured now would be an interesting time to get back into blogging. I thought I would start with a few random thoughts and ponderings I’ve had
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