06-11-2004, 08:57 AM
"what is this NDP by the way??"
'Tis the acronym for the New Democratic Party, the farthest left of the mainstream parties in Canada. They used to be more or less a socialist democratic party, now they tend more towards casting themselves as the defenders of social programs and the most "permissive" on social justice issues such as gay marriage.
They used to poll as high as 30%, but these days they seem stuck at 10-14%. This election looks like they might gain ground in terms of percentages, but I'm not sure that will translate into seats.
It is a truism in Canadian politics that the Liberals steal all their good ideas from the NDP, but leave them to take all the risks in proposing new ideas.
Jester
'Tis the acronym for the New Democratic Party, the farthest left of the mainstream parties in Canada. They used to be more or less a socialist democratic party, now they tend more towards casting themselves as the defenders of social programs and the most "permissive" on social justice issues such as gay marriage.
They used to poll as high as 30%, but these days they seem stuck at 10-14%. This election looks like they might gain ground in terms of percentages, but I'm not sure that will translate into seats.
It is a truism in Canadian politics that the Liberals steal all their good ideas from the NDP, but leave them to take all the risks in proposing new ideas.
Jester