Those who favour a merger of the NDP and Liberal Party should not hold their breath. These two parties have values systems that are significantly different at the moment, and each brings to the table baggage which would make a hippopotamus choke. Harper united the right wing parties (with a
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CuriosityCat: The Root of the Conflict between NDP’s Ed Broadbent and Thomas Mulcair
Canadians can be excused for feeling a bit out of touch with the squabble that has engulfed the NDP. Ed Broadbent, the old warhorse with a long record of service to the NDP, has come out swinging at the upstart Thomas Mulcair, who has overshadowed Broadbent’s preferred candidate for new
Continue readingCuriosityCat: 2015: The generational shift election
We are seeing the changing of the guard in Canadian politics, when the old warriors are showing their age, and fighting battles that no longer fit the contours of our land. Come 2015, it is very probable that there will be new faces leading the Liberal Party of Canada and
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Justin Trudeau believes the centre-left will cooperate in 2015 to replace Harper’s Tories
Trudeau speaking about cooperation in 2015 Hat tip to Kinsella for flagging this! We can place Justin Trudeau in the ranks of the politically astute. He shares with Nathan Cullen a clearsighted view of the realities of a divided opposition facing a tightly controlled, highly disciplined Stephen Harper ruling it
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why Thomas Mulcair is not good for Canada
Mulcar: Not good for Canada at this time I have liked Mulcair’s energy, his fighting spirit, his presentation of his arguments, and his willingness to mix it with those who oppose him. However, I do not believe that having Mulcair as the next leader of the NDP is in the
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Why the ‘Two Punch’ plan of Nathan Cullen will unseat the Harper Tory government in 2015
Just been watching the last NDP leadership debate on CBC, and it is blindingly apparent that there is only one person on that stage who really understands the reality of the Canadian political lineup. Cullen has called for a change in thinking by the NDP to allow progressives from both
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Liberals should use this method to select new leader in 2013
The NDP is experimenting with a novel election method to select their new leader. The Liberal Party of Canada should consider using the same method when we select our new leader in 2013, using one-time voting as well as multiple turns to vote. This is how the NDP system works:
Continue readingCuriosityCat: How the ordinary NDP member can save Canada
There are barely 2 weeks left before Canada knows who will be the next leader of the NDP. There are 130,000 members of the NDP entitled to make this decision; and some 60,000 plus One hold the future of Canada in their hands. Your choice – as one of those
Continue readingCuriosityCat: NDP Leader: Nathan Cullen is the best choice for Canada
The biggest problem facing Canada right now is the apparent contempt for upholding our democratic rights that the current Harper new Tory government has. This contempt is shown in the prorogations of the recent past; the attacks upon the independence of civil servants; the evasion shown in question period in
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Robocalls: Let’s fund The Dirty Seven counter attack
Once more our democratic traditions and rights are under attack by people who would deprive Canadians of the rights that men and women have died to protect. Let us not take this meekly. Let us fight to defend our country, our Parliament, and the rights of our Canadian citizens to
Continue readingCuriosityCat: What NDP members should learn from the recent Quebec plunge
The bottom is falling out of the support for the NDP in Quebec, as recent polls have shown: The NDP nosedive in Quebec shows no signs of slowing down. With a steep drop in support among francophones, the New Democrats are now only one or two points ahead of their
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The half-bold, half-timid Liberal Party Convention
There are three primary lessons from this Convention. First, the Liberal Party of Canada is well on the way to a renewal that will stun Stephen Harper (who believes he has hammered in the final nail on its coffin with the elimination of direct public political party funding), and disconcert
Continue readingCuriosityCat: A Thank You to Alfred Apps
I have not always agreed with Mr Apps on how things were run during his presidency (especially on the ruling that to me seemed to deprive any member who wanted to be an interim leader of his or her rights under the constitution to run for permanent leader). All Liberal
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Liberal Party Policies: Problems with Proposed Amendments
The list of proposed amendments to the LPC Constitution has been released. There is a disconnect between the statements in the Roadmap to Renewal and the background paper regarding the need to remedy the democratic deficit in the LPC, and advocating boldness in doing so, and the proposed amendments. Hat
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Some good reasons for supporting Brian Topp
If he really introduced proportional representation, then he would be a revolutionary prime minister, and go down in history as one of the great ones: Make no mistake: with Brian Topp at the helm, a vote for the New Democratic Party in 2015 will be a vote for change. The
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Federal Liberals fear SRBP #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Well, not just the Sir Robert Bond Papers but all bloggers. Idiots. – srbp –
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Tories bums in the province must be a wee bit tighter than usual this week. The province’s Dippers – new Democrats to the uninitiated – filed a lawsuit this week challenging the constitutional validity of a Troy law passed in 2007 that lets people vote when there are no elections.
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: The truth hurts #nlpoli
Brace yourself. Peter Jackson’s column in the Wednesday Telegram is spot on. Yes. You read that correctly. Peter Jackson’s column is spot on the money and the mark and the point and whatever other metaphor you want to use. The editorial on this page [in the hardcopy layout of the
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Harper Tories arrogantly skating on thin ice
On June 30, 2013, we will look back over the past 18 months are realize that the month of November in the year 2011 showed the high tide of one political party, the ebbing of the tide of another, and the coming high tide of another. The Tory Achilles Heel:
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Liberal Party of Canada Values – A Comparison
Liberals will meet in Ottawa in January to debate the values underpinning the Party. So far, there are two documents which Liberal attendees can review to decide this question: the Preamble of the Constitution, and the section The Liberal Mission Today, from the Background Paper drafted by the National President
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