The NDP convention - Does anyone REALLY care?
News Flash - The New Democratic Party of Canada is having a policy convention. There are good odds that you haven't heard of it yet. In fact, short of the recent acceptance of the policy to have Canada's troops pull out immediately from Afghanistan you probably have no idea what sorts of plans and policies the Dippers really have. Of course, all wasn't especially good at the beginning of the Convention - oh no - apparently some people disagree that the NDP should run on a platform of anti-capitalist, pro socialist doctrine. Now that Layton has effectively destroyed the long standing partnership his party had with Organized Labour who actually votes for these guys?
I mean, of course, besides students and other stereotypical lovers of the "great socialist machine" (teachers, environmentalists, etc.). Some people really do like thier policies. They speak to geniune needs in Canada - more taxes, less free enterprise and certainly bigger, more intrusive government. In the last election, 17.5% of Canadians who actually bothered to go out and vote put a tick in the column of their favourite NDP candidate. Isn't that wonderful?
Basically, what this means is ALMOST one out of five people you pass on the street voted for the NDP (depending on your riding of course - in some places you'd run into many more - like BC, err the "lower mainland and the island" for example). One out of five! You are just as likely to run into a person without a college or university education. There really isn't a point to be made here.
Funny, the NDP never really did well when they won majority governments. Bob Rae, who now wants to lead the federal Liberals (ummm... what?) ran the province of Ontario into the ground. It's an important statement that. If you still hold on to the idea that the Liberal leadership race is relevant consider the fact that Bob Rae, generally disliked and much maligned in Ontario, is one of the forerunners to be leader. Ha! Ralph Klein would have had better luck getting votes in Ontario after his infamous "bums and creeps" speech. Then of course there is BC, which had it's own run-in with an NDP majority. BC became a have not province under that government - by the way. We also (the taxpayers of BC) bought some very nice fast catamaran ferries. They were then sold for a mere fraction of thier cost to the same company who built them. If you'd like to see a billion dollars rusting (and this is odd considering the aluminum construction), feel free to take a tour of the North Vancouver facilities of the Washington Marine Group.
The real only "success" for the NDP has been Saskatchewan. Things seemed to be going well, it remained a have not province and lost nearly 17% of it's population in the process. 17%. That means nearly one on five people left Saskatchewan during the reign of the "great" NDP government of Roy Romanow. (Rather, the Honourable Roy Romanow). Saskatchewan is now a have province again - perhaps there is a sign of life for the NDP after all?
I'll be honest - I don't like the NDP. I don't care for their policies, and I don't care for the "vision" they have started to form at this convention. That shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but consider this, a draft resolution from the convention floor included the idea that Canadian troops in Afghanistan were "acting like terrorists".
Thanks for the vote of confidence my Dipper friends.
I mean, of course, besides students and other stereotypical lovers of the "great socialist machine" (teachers, environmentalists, etc.). Some people really do like thier policies. They speak to geniune needs in Canada - more taxes, less free enterprise and certainly bigger, more intrusive government. In the last election, 17.5% of Canadians who actually bothered to go out and vote put a tick in the column of their favourite NDP candidate. Isn't that wonderful?
Basically, what this means is ALMOST one out of five people you pass on the street voted for the NDP (depending on your riding of course - in some places you'd run into many more - like BC, err the "lower mainland and the island" for example). One out of five! You are just as likely to run into a person without a college or university education. There really isn't a point to be made here.
Funny, the NDP never really did well when they won majority governments. Bob Rae, who now wants to lead the federal Liberals (ummm... what?) ran the province of Ontario into the ground. It's an important statement that. If you still hold on to the idea that the Liberal leadership race is relevant consider the fact that Bob Rae, generally disliked and much maligned in Ontario, is one of the forerunners to be leader. Ha! Ralph Klein would have had better luck getting votes in Ontario after his infamous "bums and creeps" speech. Then of course there is BC, which had it's own run-in with an NDP majority. BC became a have not province under that government - by the way. We also (the taxpayers of BC) bought some very nice fast catamaran ferries. They were then sold for a mere fraction of thier cost to the same company who built them. If you'd like to see a billion dollars rusting (and this is odd considering the aluminum construction), feel free to take a tour of the North Vancouver facilities of the Washington Marine Group.
The real only "success" for the NDP has been Saskatchewan. Things seemed to be going well, it remained a have not province and lost nearly 17% of it's population in the process. 17%. That means nearly one on five people left Saskatchewan during the reign of the "great" NDP government of Roy Romanow. (Rather, the Honourable Roy Romanow). Saskatchewan is now a have province again - perhaps there is a sign of life for the NDP after all?
I'll be honest - I don't like the NDP. I don't care for their policies, and I don't care for the "vision" they have started to form at this convention. That shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but consider this, a draft resolution from the convention floor included the idea that Canadian troops in Afghanistan were "acting like terrorists".
Thanks for the vote of confidence my Dipper friends.
posted by Lucas at 16:17
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