• NDP Membership Reaches Record High as Leadership Vote Looms.
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[release]The NDP says its membership has reached a record high of 128,351 in advance of next month's leadership convention, thanks largely to big gains in Ontario and Quebec.Close to 45,000 Canadians have joined the NDP since October, according to figures released Tuesday. Saturday was the last day people could join the party and still vote in the leadership convention next month. "We're thrilled with the growth we've seen since the start of this leadership race and it reflects the historic growth we saw in the May 2011 election," said Sally Housser, the interim deputy national director. "I think it's really exciting for all the people that enjoy the democratic process to have nearly 130,000 who now have the opportunity to vote for the next leader of the Official Opposition." The NDP had 83,824 members in October, but that total, provided by the NDP Tuesday, does not include more than 2,400 people who were previously identified as "federal" members. The total number of NDP members in September, before the federal members were distributed among the provinces, was 86,545. When the NDP reported the February figures on Tuesday, the provincial totals included those redistributed members, but there was no breakdown to show how many were redistributed members and how many were new members. The seven leadership candidates and their supporters have been working hard since the fall to sell memberships. [B]Ontario added the most members – 14,535 – followed by Quebec, where membership rose to 12,266 from just 1,695, a net gain of about 10,500. [/B] [B]British Columbia still leads the country, with 38,735 members, up from 30,000. Nathan Cullen, the MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley is the only candidate running for the leadership from that province. [/B] [B]Nova Scotia has 3, 844 members, up from 1,300, Manitoba is up 1,749, Alberta by 1,216 and Saskatchewan by 2,335. [/B] Candidates have been recruiting members so they can cast ballots for them at the leadership convention on March 24 in Toronto. Every member of the party gets a vote, which means selling memberships has been a critical part of candidates' campaigns up to now. "All of the candidates have been working hard in each one of the provinces, so I don't think you can say necessarily that one candidate owns a province or not," Housser said. "Everyone has been working hard all over the place." All seven candidates had been holding back from releasing statistics on the memberships they've sold, but a member of Brian Topp's campaign spoke out Tuesday. Ethan Cox said Topp and his supporters are responsible for more than 2,000 of the memberships sold in Quebec since January.[/release][URL="http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/21/pol-ndp-membership-numbers.html"] [T]http://i.imgur.com/ReEsol.jpg[/T] http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/02/21/pol-ndp-membership-numbers.html[/URL] Great to see that the NDP making actual inroads in Quebec.
BC ftw
Good for them, the Conservatives need a strong Opposition to challenge some of the stupid stuff they do.
They made a good choice, the NDP is the best opposition (or even political party) Canada could hope for right now.
I would've signed up, but last time I tried it was a confusing mess and I never found out if I ever actually became a party member. also no money Glad to see my province's NDP triple its numbers though
The next election is going to be between these guys and the Tories, and we may see a historic first in our history in 3 years if some people play their cards right, and others play theirs wrong.
the fact they have ontario is great
God, I thought it meant the NPD of Germany. I almost crapped myself in fear.
[QUOTE=SIRIUS;34811672]the fact they have ontario is great[/QUOTE] Are you kidding? The last time they were in power here they fucked everything up. [QUOTE=Megafan;34811290]They made a good choice, the NDP is the best opposition (or even political party) Canada could hope for right now.[/QUOTE] They are good as opposition. They bring solid arguments to the table and focus discussion on the issues of Canadians, but when put in power they will fuck up eventually. Look at Rae in Ontario.
[QUOTE=muesli23;34811967]God, I thought it meant the NPD of Germany. I almost crapped myself in fear.[/QUOTE] This. For those who don't know, they're the Nazi party of Germany.
[QUOTE=Megafan;34811290]They made a good choice, the NDP is the best opposition (or even political party) Canada could hope for right now.[/QUOTE] The only problem with the NDP right now is the loss of Jack Layton, who was perhaps one of the main reasons for the NDP's newfound popularity, and he really managed to keep the party in control and mostly unified. It really sucks that we lost him to cancer, he would have been the best PM for canada.
The leadership election is on my birthday ^_^
[QUOTE=muesli23;34811967]God, I thought it meant the NPD of Germany. I almost crapped myself in fear.[/QUOTE] They're right wing headcases if I'm remembering right?
[QUOTE=Gundevil;34817940]Are you kidding? The last time they were in power here they fucked everything up. They are good as opposition. They bring solid arguments to the table and focus discussion on the issues of Canadians, but when put in power they will fuck up eventually. Look at Rae in Ontario.[/QUOTE] provincial ndp is different than national.
[QUOTE=Gundevil;34817940]Are you kidding? The last time they were in power here they fucked everything up. They are good as opposition. They bring solid arguments to the table and focus discussion on the issues of Canadians, but when put in power they will fuck up eventually. Look at Rae in Ontario.[/QUOTE] You mean this Rae? [URL=http://filesmelt.com/][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/web-liberals-ti_1362567cl-8.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[QUOTE=Triumph Forks;34826312]You mean this Rae? [URL=http://filesmelt.com/][IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/web-liberals-ti_1362567cl-8.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE] Yes, but also this Rae: [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z72vsgtCpY8/Tb7TJksKq-I/AAAAAAAACX4/33RKpN9alCA/s400/43cb571b4db6a14e13c032a34326.jpeg[/img] He's the reason Ontario hates the NDP, and why we won't see another NDP provincial government for decades, and he's why the Liberals now are going to lose the next election, they've now alienated both Ontario and Quebec, because we still remember, or have been told, how badly he fucked us over in Ontario, and he's not from Quebec, so they won't vote for him. He's also seen as a turncoat, and the NDP here hate him for giving them a bad name then leaving for the Grits. The best thing for the NDP would be a leader from Ontario or Quebec, preferably Quebec, the best thing for both the NDP and Conservatives is if Bob Rae takes up position as permanent leader of the Grits.
[QUOTE=Megafan;34811290]They made a good choice, the NDP is the best opposition (or even political party) Canada could hope for right now.[/QUOTE] Why. Alot of their policies are stupid like their policy on gun control. I only support them because they're not conservative, its like voting communist because you don't like putin but also hate the communist party.
[QUOTE=DaCommie1;34829395]Yes, but also this Rae: [img]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z72vsgtCpY8/Tb7TJksKq-I/AAAAAAAACX4/33RKpN9alCA/s400/43cb571b4db6a14e13c032a34326.jpeg[/img] He's the reason Ontario hates the NDP, and why we won't see another NDP provincial government for decades, and he's why the Liberals now are going to lose the next election, they've now alienated both Ontario and Quebec, because we still remember, or have been told, how badly he fucked us over in Ontario, and he's not from Quebec, so they won't vote for him. He's also seen as a turncoat, and the NDP here hate him for giving them a bad name then leaving for the Grits. The best thing for the NDP would be a leader from Ontario or Quebec, preferably Quebec, the best thing for both the NDP and Conservatives is if Bob Rae takes up position as permanent leader of the Grits.[/QUOTE] Being involved with the NDP for a time, and they hate him here just as much. Hell, every time I talk to a hardcore NDPer and Rae comes up, I half expect them to spit after saying his name Which is why I think that Nathan Cullen isn't likely to get the leadership. As much as I liked what he had to say at the leadership debate I went to, his approach of cooperating with other parties to take down Tory ridings really seems to be leaving a bad taste in peoples mouths, and a point of contention during the debate. As well as Mulcair just overall being a powerhouse, very adult-in-the-room. I can see him leading the party quite well.
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