The NDP and the 11th Commandment
It makes sense for a front-runner to make a virtue of cordial campaigning and to shame opponents who decide to go on the attack. In other words, while pushing the 11th commandment might seem idealistic, it’s often self-serving.
It’s ‘back to the darkest days of United States imperialism’ says NDP critic Boulerice as MPs celebrate, decry Venezuela attack
‘A flagrant breach of the core provision of the UN Charter is no cause for celebration,’ says former Liberal MP John McKay. ‘If we all don’t adhere to those core provisions of the UN, then it’ll be chaos.’
The NDP leadership race might be sleepwalking to irrelevance
The party is being battered in the polls and remains, at best, a long shot to regain official party status any time soon. It needs controversy, not controlled messaging.
‘The funniest speech I’ve ever seen a leader give’: how Don Davies’ gallery dinner speech struck the perfect chord
‘Without a shadow of a doubt, his [speech] is the funniest speech I’ve ever seen a leader give. A tight eight minutes of stand-up comedy gold,’ says veteran political speechwriter Scott Reid.
The door’s wide open for a re-invigorated NDP, and Parliament and Canada need it
Avi Lewis’ daring, refreshing campaign may come to nothing; end of discussion. Or maybe, if New Democrats are feeling frisky, beginning of discussion. The country could use it.
‘Sellout of the century’: NDP leadership candidates decry Alberta energy deal in first debate
Ottawa and Alberta’s memorandum of understanding paving the way for a pipeline project running from Alberta’s oil patch to B.C.’s coastline became a topic of discussion as NDP leadership hopefuls faced off in their first debate in Montreal on Nov. 27.
‘I’m not into games’: NDP MP Johns defends decision to abstain from budget vote
After meeting with municipal and Indigenous leaders in his B.C. riding, all of whom opposed an election, NDP MP Gord Johns says he was ‘confident’ in his decision to intentionally sit out the Nov. 17 budget vote.
NDP environment critic pans Carney’s commitment to Paris targets, but May says she has ‘confidence’ feds will soon release climate policy
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s commitment to meeting Canada’s Paris Agreement targets comes only days after the second round of projects being referred to the Major Projects Office was announced, one of which is an LNG project.
Campaigns ‘grounded in people’s lived realities’ key to NDP success, say strategists after Mamdani sweeps NYC mayoral race
As progressives celebrate New York City’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s win across the border, strategists say the lesson for the NDP is not to lean further left, but to speak to voters’ everyday concerns.
Can anyone in Canada capitalize on the Mamdani effect?
The NDP and Conservatives both seem to be lacking the political acumen needed to cash in on voters desperate for a response to the cost-of-living crisis.
