Merger and murder: only two letters apart
Eerie, isn’t it? Redrum, redrum… Regrem, regrem… Think about it… Mulcair in Jack’s role… Hammering an axe through the Liberal caucus room’s door! For those of you who don’t get…
NDP
The Politics of Cynicism, NDP style #nlpoli
One could hardly imagine a better way to bitch-slap the carefully fabricated Legend of Jack Layton than Lorraine Michael’s news release announcing a 25% reduction in something the provincial NDP…
Will NDP party brass "do an Ignatieff" on September 9?
To say that the future of the NDP as a possible government-to-be hangs in the balance is not overstating the issue. On September 9 the party brass might make a…
17 Federal NDP Leadership Possibilities
Jack Layton spent much time in his last days crafting his messages of hope, justice, optimism, equality and integrity: encouraging us to move on and build on the Orange Crush…
Ontario NDP continue to rise in the polls
Ontario Liberals close in on Hudak’s Conservatives: poll | News | National PostThe Ontario NDP continue to rise in the polls. In the latest Forum Research poll, support for the…
NDP now tied with Conservatives federally
Public grief over Layton puts NDP even with Tories in poll - The Globe and Mail The Conservative support has dropped since the election and the NDP keeps on rising.…
NDP leadership vote should be on May 15, 2012 OR voting should be asymmetrical
If it is any earlier, it will be very unfair to Quebec, the home of a whopping 59 of the 103 NDP MPs.Any earlier election might well be viewed by…
Leadership 2012: Ten More Candidates For The Road
Following up on my earlier post, let's add a few more possible NDP leadership candidates to the mix based on suggestions (here and elsewhere) as well as media reports on…
Deep thought
Somehow, I'm sure this proves that the NDP can't hope to hold its public support now that Jack Layton isn't around to lead it into the next election.
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. - Since I haven't yet mentioned the September 9 federal council meeting which will set the rules for the NDP's 2012 leadership race, let's…
Did Layton Shift NDP To The Right?
I have a lot of time for Thomas Walkom - ever since way back in the 90s, when the Days of Action movement was heading into full swing and Walkom…
Strength in diversity
I'll deal in more detail with the prospect of Pat Martin running for the NDP's leadership as a pro-merger candidate. But before getting into its ultimate significance, let's note how…
Ontario Election: NDP gives up on Guelph, saves me a decision
I try so darned hard to support the NDP. I am sympathetic to their message of social justice, of social welfare programs, of equitable treatment for Canadians. I have had…
A more local look at successors to Jack Layton
Plenty of speculation so far about potential successors to Jack Layton as federal NDP leader, but I haven't seen much about potential NDP candidates to follow Jack in Toronto-Danforth, so…
NDP vs Liberal Leadership Election Procedures
We are at a unique position not seen in a long time when both the NDP and the Liberals are set to elect new leadership and are currently led by…
Facts not in evidence
I suppose it shouldn't come as much surprise that some Libs are now suggesting they'd prefer torching every existing progressive political structure in Canada to working with the NDP in…
Bob Rae and the Iffy Question of Merger with the NDP
Summer nonsense spilled over into the press conference held today with Bob Rae. One of the questions dealt with a possible merger between the Liberal and NDP parties. Rae was…
Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - James Laxer points out how overreach by the wealthy and powerful inevitably leads to backlash - and how we're just scratching the…
Ezra Levant Is Ethically Outraged Over Jack Layton’s Final Farewell
by matttbastard In the midst of his double-fainting couch freakout over Jack Layton’s outrageously socialist state funeral, flesh & blood cartoon QMI columnist Ezra Levant claims the late NDP leader…
All options should be discussed at least – not thrown away arbritarily.
I see that we have some stories in the media about “merger talk growing” between the Liberals and NDP again after the funeral of Mr. Layton. We even had a…