Fluid voter loyalty: Who benefits? The NDP!

There have been a host of polls out recently that have examined shifting voter preferences in light of the recent election of Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. While specific numbers have varied from poll to poll, a common theme to emerge is that Trudeau’s arrival on the scene is very bad for the NDP and  that the Conservatives will laugh their way to a majority with this split on the left.

Really?

The way I read it from one recent poll, if an election were held today, Harper would lead minority government with a strengthened NDP Official Opposition and a slightly strengthened third party led by Trudeau. I come to that conclusion using numbers from Election Canada  in the second column below and then doing my own calcluations for the third column below using some data provided by a recent Ekos against Elections Canada numbers. Continue reading Fluid voter loyalty: Who benefits? The NDP!

As Labrador by-election gets going, Liberals start with big lead

Labrador poll

The federal riding of Labrador is vacant right now after Conservative incumbent Peter Penashue resigned amid allegations that he violated federal election finance laws during the general election of 2011. Prime Minister Stephen Harper has now called the date for the by-election. It will be held on May 13. Continue reading As Labrador by-election gets going, Liberals start with big lead

Conservatives take Trudeau out of context in ad. Surprised?

The ad, above, is one of a trio of “attack ads” the Conservative Party of Canada launched today some of which are apparently airing on news channels and which, of course, are available on the Web.

In the ad posted here, there is what, on its face, would appear to be a deadly-killer line from Trudeau “Quebecers are better than the rest of Canada.”

But, as CTV parliamentary reporter Danielle Hamandjian explains in a series of tweets today (reproduced below), that quote lifted by the Conservatives  comes from a 1999 interview on CTV in which Justin Trudeau was explaining the views of his father, Pierre Trudeau. In other words, that killer-quote does not belong to Justin. Rather it is Justin paraphrasing Pierre to explain his father’s views. Continue reading Conservatives take Trudeau out of context in ad. Surprised?

NDP Convention: E-5 Emergency resolution on the on-going crisis in First Nations Communities

E-5 Emergency resolution on the on-going crisis in First Nations Communities

Submitted by : Aboriginal Commission

WHEREAS the continuing incation of the Conservative government has pushed the arleady heightened sense of frustration felt by First Nations expressed through the Idle No More grassroots movement to a tipping point :  Continue reading NDP Convention: E-5 Emergency resolution on the on-going crisis in First Nations Communities

NDP Convention: E-4 Emergency resolution regarding recent disclosures about abuse of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program

E-4 Emergency resolution regarding recent disclosures about abuse of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program

Submitted by: various members

WHEREAS Conservatives have completely mismanaged the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFW) – and Canadians are paying the price; Continue reading NDP Convention: E-4 Emergency resolution regarding recent disclosures about abuse of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program

NDP convention: E-3 Emergency resolution on United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

E-3 Emergency resolution on United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Submitted by: La Pointe-de-l’Île

 

WHEREAS Canada is the only country in the world to pull out of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, despite the growing crisis of climate change and the human toll taken by drought in the world’s poorest regions;
Continue reading NDP convention: E-3 Emergency resolution on United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

NDP Convention: E-2 Labour sponsored venture capital tax credit

E-2 Labour sponsored venture capital tax credit

Submitted by : various members

WHEREAS labour-sponsored venture capital companies, like the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Fondaction, and GrowthWorks Capital, are important drivers for economic development, particularly for the start-up of small businesses, which create and maintain quality jobs here in Canada; Continue reading NDP Convention: E-2 Labour sponsored venture capital tax credit

NDP Convention: E-1 Emergency resolution on NunatuKavut Community

E-1 Emergency resolution on NunatuKavut Community

Submitted by: Labrador

 

WHEREAS the NDP has consistently called on the Government of Canada to live up to its responsibilities towards all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and to make treaties, as well as the settlement and implementation of comprehensive land claims a priority; Continue reading NDP Convention: E-1 Emergency resolution on NunatuKavut Community

NDP Convention: 7-03-13 Resolution on a Constitutional Amendment

7-03-13 Resolution on a Constitutional Amendment

WHEREAS the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are so different in their history, economy and politics that it is a detriment to the party to not have representation from all three Provinces on the executive, and

WHEREAS the NDP, wanting to form government, will need to grow and win seats in the west, the party will need to understand the differences of each Province, and Continue reading NDP Convention: 7-03-13 Resolution on a Constitutional Amendment