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August 05, 2009
Neither new, nor democratic, nor much of a party
After half a century, Canada's socialist New Democratic Party is thinking of dropping the "new" from its name.
"It's simply that we're no longer new," Windsor West MP Brian Masse said in an interview.
"We're an established Canadian party that has shaped many public policies in Canada, that has been instrumental in health care, pension reform and progressive environmental and economic issues. I think this is a natural evolution. Drop the new from the name and run with the 'Democratic Party.'
"We're an established Canadian party that has shaped many public policies in Canada, that has been instrumental in health care, pension reform and progressive environmental and economic issues. I think this is a natural evolution. Drop the new from the name and run with the 'Democratic Party.'
I blame Obama.
On a happy note: Flea-readers unfamiliar with the NDP can take heart from the news the NDP has a remarkable track record for being comprehensively wrong. Jack Layton et al. deciding to hitch their wagon to Obama now is as sure a sign as any the fraud in the White House is past his sell by date.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at August 5, 2009 08:53 AM
