The NDP don’t take themselves seriously, so why should we?

[CdnFox]

https://thehub.ca/2024-04-09/ginny-roth-the-ndp-dont-take-themselves-seriously/

What is the point of the federal New Democratic Party?

It would appear that it’s not to win elections. That’s fine, as far as it goes. There are other purposes for political parties. Some are single or double-issue protest parties, like the Christian Heritage Party, but those tend to be very small, rarely if ever winning seats in Parliament. There are regional parties, like the Bloc Québécois, which runs candidates only in Quebec, advancing their narrow interests with some success. There have historically been splinter parties.

But none of these alternative strategic imperatives or political identities applies to the NDP, which despite meagre election results, both in the popular vote and seat count, continues to insist that we take it seriously as a mainstream party.

In 2021, when the Liberal seat count reduced their 2019 minority even further, the NDP should have seen their opportunity. As the Conservatives grappled with their loss and contemplated new leadership, the NDP could have used their balance of power to wedge the Liberals. Instead, they struck a deal to reliably prop them up in exchange for the square root of nothing, giving the Liberals a coalition without the sacrifice of cabinet seats, and letting the government take credit for NDP policy ideas (as they always have), not even holding them accountable for funding and execution.

Canada’s NDP were supposed to have a purpose. The party emerged from the cooperation of western agrarians and national trade unions, bringing together rural, urban, western, and eastern working-class people. But almost from the beginning, they struggled to reconcile their materialist left-wing economic inclinations with the trendy left-wing social causes of the day. It’s been working-class populists versus champagne socialists since day one.

[CdnFox]

The ndp used to be called the conscience of parliament - never the leaders but frequently bringing important issues into the national debate and holding both conservative AND liberal feet to the fire when corruption or bad  dealing happened.

 

Now they're just the "jagmeet would like a pension pls' Party and a rubber stamp for the libs.

It's shameful. I don't agree with ndp policies or politics but it's important for Canadians to have legitimate choice and options and the ndp has basically thrown that away.

[herbie]

1 hour ago, CdnFox said:

The ndp used to be called the conscience of parliament

Back in the days when even people who called themselves conservatives had one....

[CdnFox]

37 minutes ago, herbie said:

Back in the days when even people who called themselves conservatives had one....

Back before the left wing became a bunch of useless tards who have given up morals in favour of virtue signalling and wokeism, yes

[Moonbox]

Another worthless throwaway spam thread, from our resident no-life.  He couldn't even go one response without triggering.  🤣

[CdnFox]

Awwww moonbox - lol still running around butthurt after the last smakdown I gave you and desperate try to make yourself feel better?  

Ok little guy