Federal Politics

[Markyeg]

Nenshi needs to fall in line. Oh wait, he's actually a former PC Party stooge.

Nenshi needs to win an election, and publicly supporting a federal leader whose policies are detrimental to the livelihoods of a large chunk of Albertans doesn’t win you votes in Alberta.

 

[Glenco]

He will now have the same problem Notley did and perhaps even more so, a Federal leader who makes it more difficult for him.

You would think a party polling around 10% would pick someone who could broaden support, but I think at this time its just the true believers left.

From my casual observation I didn’t identify anyone with broad leadership skills just a bunch of people staring at their belly button

 

[UrbanEnjoyer]

This was actually probably the strongest mandate in NDP history. With a record turnout, Avi Lewis got more first rank votes than Singh, Mulcair, or even Layton. Coupled with record breaking fundraising numbers, and a surge of new NDP membership, I think there’s cause for cautious optimism if you champion left wing politics in Canada.

 

[kcantor]

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The most votes received (but not by a long shot) out of the most votes cast (but not by a long shot) and the highest percentage (but also not by a long shot).

It’s also worth noting this is only the fourth leader elected under the rules adopted by the party in 2003. Leaders elected under previous rules had substantially (by a factor of 1.5 times) higher winning percentages of the vote than Lewis managed.

 

[trevorhayden]

And Canada's population has grown significantly over the past decade.

 

[policyenthusiast]

Avi Lewis is the new leader of the NDP Party

I expect that's the end of the federal NDP. I wonder if this will trigger McPherson to cross the floor.

 

[BASE]

Lewis seems to have a strong vision and mandate for the direction of where the party is going. If this vision differs from where the party stood previously floor crossings could very well be possible. I suspect someone like Steven Guilbeault would be interested in crossing over to the NDP although self-servingly that is a risky proposition leaving a popular incumbent governing party. McPherson on the other hand potentially may have had a different enough vision that she see's herself more aligned with the Liberals in some regards although I don't know where she stands on oil & gas development. Will be very interesting times ahead. I wondered if perhaps the Green and NDP parties might merge?

 

[The_Cat]

Maybe change the NDP back to CCF.

 

[TAS]

I expect that's the end of the federal NDP. I wonder if this will trigger McPherson to cross the floor.

I doubt it - she's been a vocal opponent of major projects office (called for it to be shutdown) - that's a pretty central component of Carney's vision.

 

[David A]

I doubt it - she's been a vocal opponent of major projects office (called for it to be shutdown) - that's a pretty central component of Carney's vision.

I also doubt it, but this is going to make it more difficult for her to get re-elected.

 

[BASE]

I need to understand more of why she would be opposed to the major projects office. The office is based in her home province and is intended to support projects that should be creating good paying jobs. I understand opposing certain projects if she is anti oil & gas but the office itself is a bit bizarre.

 

[policyenthusiast]

I need to understand more of why she would be opposed to the major projects office. The office is based in her home province and is intended to support projects that should be creating good paying jobs. I understand opposing certain projects if she is anti oil & gas but the office itself is a bit bizarre.

It's because she thinks it will prioritize corporate interests over civic interests. I have to agree with her opposition, but rather because it's almost guaranteed to be a massively expensive and fundamentally ineffective means of supporting corporate development. We have enough useless bureaucratic boondoggles.