Caucus support may not be deal breaker in one-member-one-vote NDP leadership race
NDP Deputy Leader Tom Mulcair, who officially announced his bid for the party’s leadership last week was backed by 33 MPs, but high-profile boosters don’t mean as much as they used to, says former NDP strategist Robin Sears. “The history of caucus endorsement as a predictor of leadership success, in the NDP as much […]
Filippone says NDP membership signups same across country, contradicts Mulcair’s complaint about Quebec’s delays
PARLIAMENT HILL—A top official with the New Democratic Party has contradicted NDP MP Thomas Mulcair’s claim the party leadership race he entered Thursday may be unfair because the wait time for new federal NDP memberships in Quebec, crucial to his chances, is too long. Mr. Mulcair (Outremont, Que.) made the claim after launching his […]
NDP leadership candidate Topp could be in for rougher road than expected, says NDP MP Cleary
PARLIAMENT HILL—A Newfoundland and Labrador New Democrat MP has publicly indicated what other New Democrats have so far been hinting at or saying only privately as the party’s leadership race begins building up steam—front-runner Brian Topp may be in store for a rougher ride than he expects. NDP MP Ryan Cleary (St. John’s South-Mount Pearl, Nfld.), […]
NDP MP Julian had three of four leadership candidate ‘pillars’ secure, but had no crucial support from senior New Democrat Davies
PARLIAMENT HILL—NDP powerhouse Libby Davies sealed MP Peter Julian’s fate when she threw her support behind former party president Brian Topp in the party’s leadership race, interviews with New Democrats indicate. Mr. Julian (Burnaby-New Westminster, B.C.) told The Hill Times on Tuesday he had nearly all of his ducks lined up prior to Ms. Davies’ […]
Topp’s NDP leadership bid risks becoming ‘an elite juggernaut’: Nanos
PARLIAMENT HILL—Brian Topp has continued to steamroll his way through the NDP leadership contest, picking up such an array of high-profile endorsements and top organizers that his opponents might want to throw white towels into the ring instead of their hats. And, a news release from Mr. Topp’s campaign headquarters on Oct. 7, which contained […]
NDP leadership heats up, party launches fundraising drive to counter Conservative attacks
PARLIAMENT HILL—The NDP has launched a fundraising drive that zeroes in on recent attacks from the Conservatives, appealing for cash from party members to fight back and build a war chest for the NDP and its new leader to go “head to head with Stephen Harper.” The campaign began last week, when acting party director Chantal […]
Mulcair now underdog in early NDP leadership sweepstakes, no accident
MONTREAL—As the executive director of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), NDP president Brian Topp has cause to know that the talents of an inspired producer are not necessarily those of an inspiring actor. The difference between the two tool sets was very much in evidence when he became the first […]
