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August 3, 2011 Scott Tribe

Scott's DiaTribes: A non-NDP contrarian POV on how much Turmel’s political affiliations will hurt the NDP

I’ve been on vacation this week and viewing the controversy over Nycole Turmel, the NDP interim leader who has a recent BQ past and still supports Action Solidaire today – with some interest, as you might guess. I’ve not been on to comment on it because of being on said vacation. I have some time now though, and here’s my thoughts.

Briefly, I’m not sure this is going to hurt the NDP nationally as much as the media think (particularly the Globe and Mail; they seem to be the ones publicizing the most editorials/op-eds about it):

A) It’s summer – people aren’t paying attention to politics. The impact of […]

August 3, 2011 Jeff Jedras

A BCer in Toronto: Is she still Nycole from the Bloc?

Who says political summers need to be boring? A well-timed leak to the Globe and Mail about new NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel certainly livened things up, with the revelation that Turmel was very recently a member of two Quebec sovereigntist parties…

August 3, 2011 ck

Witch Hunt On Nycole Turmel Shows How Much of Canada Really Doesn’t Get The Bloc Quebecois, Forgets Certain Precedents, And Priorities Screwed

I’m still on the road, in Ford Nation. I thank my co-bloggers for keeping Sister Sage’s Musings current while I’m away. I have quick access to a hotel computer, so I will be brief. The title pretty much explains how I feel about the tweets and the general reactions from the blogosphere and . . . → Read More: Witch Hunt On Nycole Turmel Shows How Much of Canada Really Doesn’t Get The Bloc Quebecois, Forgets Certain Precedents, And Priorities Screwed

August 3, 2011 Owen Gray

Northern Reflections: Misreading Your Opposition

Storm clouds continue to gather around Nycole Turmel. She is not the first federalist politician who has flirted with Quebec nationalism. John English has documented Pierre Trudeau’s early affinity for the narcissistic currents of Quebec politics…

August 3, 2011 Matt

Pample the Moose: Federalism – It’s not just for Centralizers any more!

As an addendum to yesterday’s post, I see that Nycole Turmel has re-stated her commitment to federalism, and plans to end her membership in the sovereignist Quebec Solidaire. But here’s the central issue for me, as someone who teaches courses on Canad…

August 3, 2011 bigcitylib

BigCityLib Strikes Back: So, My Little NDP Brothers: Official Opposition Is Harder Than You Thought! HUH? HUH?

Here’s the official talking points from the NDP website. And they’re not all wrong. Connections are rife between the Harper government and Quebec separatists, as they are between the Harper government and Tamil Mil…

August 2, 2011 Nancy Leblanc

Impolitical: Turmel’s day

Just a few points to add to the maelstrom. Have been out much of the day so forgive me if any of this is repetitive of anything seen elsewhere.Last week I did want to blog about the NDP interim leader selection process. But I held off out of a sense th…

August 2, 2011 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: Telling

No, Tim Harper’s take on the latest news about Nycole Turmel isn’t any better than most of the media’s coverage. But it does at least include one rather telling contrast:Inside Quebec, the Turmel revelation will likely cause little damage.It is underst…

August 2, 2011 Volkov

Blunt Objects: Nycole Turmel: Marrying Separatists

Well, not literally, though she was apparently a member of both the now-tiny Bloc Quebecois, and the little communist separatist party, Quebec Solidaire.Is this a high revelation? Well, there’s the fact that she never mentioned it before; that’s somewh…

August 2, 2011 James Bowie

Plot thickens in Turmel scandal

She didn’t just USED to belong to another political party, she CURRENTLY belongs to another political party. In this report, she says herself that she plans to “let go” of non NDP membership. This is your government in waiting folks. Clearl…

August 2, 2011 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: On building opportunities

There’s no doubt that the trumped-up story about Nycole Turmel’s one-time Bloc membership reflects the inevitable first real pile-on against the NDP in its new role as Official Opposition. But it’s worth noting that the NDP also has an opportunity to t…

August 2, 2011 Greg

They Call Me "Mr. Sinister": The NDP’s Culpability

The NDP’s sin in the Turmel business was assuming they were dealing with people who have an internal moral compass. They should have known better. The Liberals made the mistake of thinking there was a low point past which the PMO wouldn’t stoop and th…

August 2, 2011 redbedhead

RedBedHead: Nycole Turmel & The Media’s B.S. Loyalty Test

This is a story that isn’t a story.

NDP interim leader Nycole Turmel has a long history as a union activist and progressive. She was president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada for a number of years and can point to a significant victory for …

August 2, 2011 James Bowie

The New Kids in the Bloc

This is the real reason that an NDP/ Liberal merger is impossible. The Liberal Party of Canada, if nothing else, is the party of the “NO” vote, the party of two official languages, and the party of the constitution.As long as the NDP favours aban…

August 2, 2011 Matt

Pample the Moose: Nycole Turmel, meet Jean Lapierre

Gosh, the Twitterverse is atweet today with spin and counter-spin on Daniel Leblanc’s article in the Globe and Mail about interim NDP leader Nycole Turmel’s very recent membership in the Bloc Quebecois. Some partisans are crying foul and alleging that…

August 2, 2011 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links

This and that for your Tuesday reading.- Linda McQuaig notes that the same financial actors who caused the global economic meltdown that’s being used as an excuse for austerity measures around the world are themselves making out like bandits – even tho…

August 2, 2011 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: On incomplete pictures

One might think that an expose into Nycole Turmel’s political involvement would go back further than the past five years. But surely Daniel Leblanc wouldn’t have cut anything important out of the story…“I’ve been at this for decades,” Turmel sa…

August 1, 2011 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: NDP Next Steps Roundup

Not surprisingly, plenty in the Canadian media have responded to the NDP’s first big news of the summer with all kinds of discussion as to where the party will go next. But let’s take a quick look at some of the particularly noteworthy coverage.Sheila …

August 1, 2011 ck

I’m Sure Mme Turmel Expects Nothing Less

Well, what do we have here? Some Harpercons along with Timmy Powers, warning that Nycole Turmel will be “no 1 target” of her political opponents.

“She will find herself under scrutiny, and already has, for her past support of the Bloc Québécois. The NDP is vulnerable on issues of separatist accommodation and she . . . → Read More: I’m Sure Mme Turmel Expects Nothing Less

July 29, 2011 Greg Fingas

Accidental Deliberations: On comparative advantages

Naturally, Jack Layton’s leave of absence has raised plenty of speculation as to what will happen on Canada’s opposition benches over the summer (and perhaps beyond). But Tim Powers hints at what may be the most interesting question to watch in the mon…