Thomas Mulcair Explains Youth Strategy
In this brief video from Huffington Post Canada Thomas Mulcair gives some insight into his strategy for not just increasing the parties presence among progressive voters but also details briefly…
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On shifting alliances
Having pointed out the effect of Peggy Nash’s willingness to consider cross-party cooperation in my rankings post, I’ll double back to one of the other noteworthy developments today – as…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Rankings – March 11, 2012
Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve seen what look to be a couple of noteworthy efforts among the NDP’s leadership candidates to reach out to other campaigns’ supporters in…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
Assorted news and notes from the NDP’s leadership campaign as we approach today’s final debate… – Niki Ashton pointed out how the NDP should be able to tap into the…
Howard Hampton’s letter endorsing Thomas Mulcair
The following is an open letter from former Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party Howard Hampton on behalf of NDP Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair. Fellow New Democrats, As we…
"Tom Mulcair is the NDPs only alternative"
from Troy Media: Tom Mulcair is the NDP’s only alternative I’ve highlighted some key points in the article. ATHABASCA, AB, Mar. 9, 2012, Troy Media/ – “Ordinary Canadians,” to use…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
A few days worth of news from the NDP’s leadership campaign… – Niki Ashton appealed to NDP members to consider the need to build among younger voters. – Co-campaign manager…
Thomas Mulcair interviewed by Planet S
Planet S recently interviewed Thomas Mulcair, NDP Leadership 2012 candidate: THOMAS MULCAIR In 2008, Thomas Mulcair became the first NDP MP to be elected in Québec. Prior to that, Mulcair,…
On best-case scenarios
Any organization faces questions in trying to make the best use of the resources available to it. And in most cases, a deliberative body should be able to consider who…
For #NDPLDR, It’s Thomas Mulcair or Bust
I made a Storify story out of my most recent decision to support Thomas Mulcair for NDP leader but seem to be having some trouble embedding it to my wordpress…
Reading the NDP Tea Leaves
Any good pundit (for is that not what I aspire to become?) must dispense with caution and modesty from time to time and, in godlike fashion, attempt to predict the…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
As we enter the last few weeks of the NDP’s leadership race, we’re of course seeing loads of attention. But what from the flurry of activity might actually affect the…
The Dippers Vote
Ballots have arrived to thousands of NDP members, who now have until March 24th to vote for a leader. Originally, the field reminded me a lot of the 2006 Liberal…
On case studies
Chantal Hebert draws pretty much the exact opposite conclusion as I do from the opportunities raised by a close leadership race. But yesterday’s debate offered us a neat reminder as…
Mulcair or Dewar: My Brain or My Heart
The Federal New Democratic Party leadership race has entered it’s final weeks and I’m completely torn. Let me start off by saying that Thomas Mulcair has been floating back and…
Leadership 2012 Candidate Rankings – March 4, 2012
With the voting window open and the second-last debate having just finished, we’re into the home stretch of the NDP’s leadership campaign. I’ve posted on the outcomes I’d like to…
Leadership 2012 Roundup
I haven’t done a roundup post in quite some time (having focused instead on candidate analysis and preliminary endorsement posts over the past week). But in advance of today’s Montreal…
On non-factors
Having raised what I see as significant issues for Thomas Mulcair’s NDP leadership campaign, I’ll take a moment to contrast those against the trumped–up story that’s become the latest shiny…
Leadership 2012 – Preliminary Endorsement
I’ve run through a high-level analysis of the NDP’s leadership candidates this week knowing that paper ballots are being mailed out, that online voting starts today, and that the leadership…
It’s #ndpldr Voting Time
Starting today members of the NDP (New Democratic Party) will start to receive their voting information in the mail. Members can choose to vote immediately upon receiving their information. Below…