Without significant changes soon, the NDP will not have anything to offer for people looking for an actual progressive party.
The NDP had a pretty shitty election. Faced with a Liberal prime minister dragged down by a betrayal of his progressive rhetoric, the party under Jagmeet Singh had an excellent opportunity to make big gains, and they blew it.
They only gained one seat in a stagnant parliament, there was no breakthrough in Quebec and no stealing of seats in and around Toronto. It was more of the same.
Ever since 2011, the NDP have been trying to recapture the lightning in a bottle that was Jack Layton’s ascension to opposition leader. It was an odd election, with a profoundly unpopular Liberal leader, and while it may have hailed the party’s glory days, it also marked Stephen Harper’s one and only majority.
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The NDP had a pretty shitty election. Faced with a Liberal prime minister dragged down by a betrayal of his progressive rhetoric, the party under Jagmeet Singh had an excellent opportunity to make big gains, and they blew it.
They only gained one seat in a stagnant parliament, there was no breakthrough in Quebec and no stealing of seats in and around Toronto. It was more of the same.
Ever since 2011, the NDP have been trying to recapture the lightning in a bottle that was Jack Layton’s ascension to opposition leader. It was an odd election, with a profoundly unpopular Liberal leader, and while it may have hailed the party’s glory days, it also marked Stephen Harper’s one and only majority.
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The NDP Is A Lost Party In Need Of Serious Guidance
Without significant changes soon, the NDP will not have anything to offer for people looking for an actual progressive party.
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