Convention Predictions
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…
Denny
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…
Should 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…
NDP 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…
Petition 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…
NDP 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…
Current 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
Robert 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…
Thomas 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…
Peggy 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…
Niki 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…
Cullen’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…
NDP 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…
My 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…
New Democats
Some silliness to distract us from the real election. Consider supporting “Billie Blaikie and the New Democats“
NDP 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…
Wildrose 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…
Is 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…
Edmonton-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…
Random 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…