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.