McGillicuddy
Active Member
The NDP entered the 2015 election campaign leading in most major polls.
They ended the campaign 10% behind the other two parties.
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They ended the campaign 10% behind the other two parties.
adma
Superstar
Worth noting that the polls in the link start mid-campaign (Harper called the election extra early). But also that in those "most major polls", there were few in which there was more than a 10-point spread btw/the three major parties. That is, while the NDP led in support in a lot of those polls, it was a tentative and qualified kind of lead in support--voters were antsy about the Cons, but were also uncertain about whether the NDP was the place to park their anti-Con vote. It was a "soft" lead, not a decisive one (and one that was probably heavily plumped by expectations of QC being, maybe, even more "in the bag" than it was in '11)--and it was because voters were still momentarily programmed to think of the Justin Libs as being more "recovery mode" than "victory mode"...The NDP entered the 2015 election campaign leading in most major polls.
They ended the campaign 10% behind the other two parties.
Opinion polling for the 2015 Canadian federal election - Wikipedia
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thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
NDP leader Avi Lewis announces critic and house leadership roles
OTTAWA – Canada’s NDP Leader Avi Lewis has announced critic portfolios and house officers for the NDP caucus ahead of Parliament returning next week.
www.ndp.ca
NDP leader Avi Lewis announces critic and house leadership roles
OTTAWA – Canada’s NDP Leader Avi Lewis has announced critic portfolios and house officers for the NDP caucus ahead of Parliament returning next week.Our team is united and laser-focused on the everyday emergency facing Canadians, who are just trying to get by in a ''rigged economy," Lewis said. "I’m proud of our MPs who are a progressive beacon in the House, they’re speaking up and fighting for working Canadians day in and day out.
- NDP Leader Avi Lewis will be the critic for Intergovernmental Affairs and also becomes critic for the Cost of Living, a new role.
- NDP MP Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway) will serve as Parliamentary Leader and Whip, takes on the critic roles for Defence, Natural Resources, and Northern and Atlantic Economic Development, and remains critic for Finance, as well as Industry and Jobs.
- NDP MP Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona) will serve as House Leader and resumes her role as critic for Foreign Affairs and International Development, International Trade, Seniors, and Heritage (Arts, Culture and Sport).
- NDP MP Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East) remains Caucus Chair, takes on the critic role for Justice and remains critic for Housing, Immigration and Citizenship, Infrastructure, Public Safety and National Security, and Pacific Economic Development.
- NDP MP Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre) takes on the critic roles for Indigenous Affairs as well as Arctic Sovereignty, and she remains critic for Women and Gender Equity, Children, Families and Social Development, People with Disabilities, Post-Secondary Education, Skills and Training, and Prairies Economic Development.
- NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtenay—Alberni) remains critic for Health (including Mental Health and Addictions), Rural, Small Business and Tourism, Fisheries and Oceans, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Emergency Preparedness.
- NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—LaPetite-Patrie) remains critic for Environment and Climate Change, Labour, Transport, Official Languages, and Quebec and Ontario Economic Development.
afransen
Senior Member
- NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—LaPetite-Patrie) remains critic for Environment and Climate Change, Labour, Transport, Official Languages, and Quebec and Ontario Economic Development.
thettctransitfanatic
Senior Member
Avi Lewis and the other 5 NDP MPs are apparently trying to talk Boulerice out of leaving. So we'll see. But he is expected to make a decision within the next month or two.
christiesplits
Senior Member
The NDP improved its support in University–Rosedale by 9% last night, almost doubling last year’s performance. It’s still well short of the 45% they captured during the 2011 Orange Wave, but the result offers Lewis a measure of hope, given that a downtown riding like University–Rosedale should, in principle, be competitive for him.
