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      1 year ago

      This is the most stereotypically leftist thing I’ve ever heard. Layton had a real chance to become the best PM we’ve ever had, but people STILL attack him from the left. Much easier to purity test anyone out of contention and complain from the sidelines!

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        11 year ago

        I grew up in Saskatchewan in the 60’s-70’s where the NDP was born. My grandfather ran for the CCF and I’ve watched the NDP move to a centre-left mandate that reminds me how much we’ve lost.

        But do go on telling me how I don’t know anything.

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            31 year ago

            We lost a mid-to-far left option … you know, the party, led by a Baptist minister, that created universal healthcare.

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              11 year ago

              Are you the one downvoting me just because we disagree? Real mature.

              An unelectable “option” is pointless. I would much rather see someone like Layton nudge the party slightly to the center in order to actually win an election and show people what an NDP government could do. That would do far more to benefit the left than always being a fringe party and rejecting the views of 90% of the electorate.