Congratulations to Andrea Horwath
Andrea Horwath is the new leader of the provincial NDP having been elected with 60% of the vote. She is the second woman elected as a provincial party leader and her election comes at a time of crisis especially for those in the steel industry who provided major support. The next leadership race will... Read this post...
Howard Hampton: Soon to be former ONT NDP Leader
Todays Star has a good article on Howard Hampton the soon to be former Ont. NDP leader. Hampton never did get the chance to shine, stifled as he was by the shadow of Bob Rae. A shadow which even a move by Rae to the Liberals has not lifted. Ironically Hampton and Rae were not allies during the Rae administration.... Read this post...
Beware the Evils of LSD
Liberals, Socialist and Disjoiners (Separatists) Sensations and feelings change much more dramatically than the physical signs. The user may feel several different emotions at once or swing rapidly from one emotion to another. Sense of time and self changes. Sensations may seem to “cross over,”... Read this post...
The Debate
Tonight’s leadership debate was much better than I expected. While I didn’t see a clear winner I did see more honest talk than there has been for some time. May was fantastic and a real asset to the debate. Duceppe was hilarious when asked what his first order of business would be as PM he... Read this post...
Rebranding the NDP
Caught this over at Red Tory It’s time for the NDP to take on more maturity, he says, and drop the “New.” He wants it to be called simply the Democratic Party, which would link it to the U.S. Democrats. “It’s something that I’m personally proposing and will pursue,”... Read this post...
