Die NDP bereitet sich auf die Wahl vor, während ihre Abgeordneten darüber entscheiden, ob sie gegen den Haushalt der Carney-Regierung stimmen
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/ndp-prepares-for-election-as-its-mps-decide-whether-to-vote-against-carney-governments-budget/article_0d43c6d4-4c2a-40b3-a8d5-2b454536331e.html
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They’ve lost party status, they are undoubtedly the weakest „party“ in position for an election right now.
They have no leader and no clear electorate.
What are we even doing here.
They need to just make a reasonable and deliverable demand and get in line like we know they’re going to.
NDP needs to prep for a lot of things , like say what will they do when they lose 6 more MPs, at that point would they even be a party at National level?
Contemplate why they do well in provincial politics but completely miss the mark on national . Maybe it’s something to do with more programmatic stands of provincial leaders!
It’s interesting seeing a certain other sub about canada making an assumption en masse regarding the content of this article when it’s paywalled and no one can read it.
If you’ve ever wanted to see what an astroturfing hivemind looks like, you know where to go.
Having said that, the title of this article is likely misleading, implying that there is some kind of party intention to spark an election when all of the evidence so far has pointed to a collaborative NDP.
They are still fresh off their worst result ever. Their finances are terrible and their fundraising is virtually non-existent. They don’t have a leader and the leadership election is not till March. Carney is still maintaining popularity while PP has only become even more toxic. And the remaining NDP supporters also don’t want another election so soon.
They can huff and puff, but realistically an election right now would be disastrous for the NDP. The prospect of a bounceback in support is minuscule while the spectre of a total wipeout looms large.
Especially given their poor financial situation, they absolutely need to at least have some discussions in preparation for a possible election. That shouldn’t be controversial. Getting this out in public is also a good move, as it sends the message to the Liberals that their votes shouldn’t be taken for granted.
In terms of negotiating, the NDP loses all leverage if they aren’t willing to risk an election (or at least if the Liberals don’t believe they are). If they want to get concessions then they need to make this move.
I think a lot of critics also need to see that the NDP is a policy first party. This isn’t any different than how they were willing to tank their own electoral prospects last year to protect their policy (ironically though the criticism is the complete opposite, where now people are suggesting the NDP *should* be the Liberal’s lapdog). The MPs left are some of the most committed to the party and its ideals, so you’re not going to suddenly get a change in ideology. These MPs really are fine risking their own seats if they believe that the risk is worth it. If the only thing they have to gain by not voting against the budget is keeping their seats then they will vote against it
The ball is in the Liberal’s court as to whether they want to call that bluff.
Voting against the budget is basically a Catch-22 for the opposition parties now. If they support it or abstain, they strengthen the Liberals and potentially weaken themselves, but if they oppose it on a vote that triggers an election, then that also strengthens the Liberals since it will likely bolster them (especially with the defections and dysfunction being displayed within the CPC under Poilievre’s leadership) while the opposition parties that caused the election will likely be blamed by voters etc. (which is partially why the CPC under Polievre stopped the Bloc/NDP motion to topple the government)
In the NDP’s case this gamble could still be worth it, since it would be hard for them to perform much worse than they did in the most recent election, but either way the Liberals are likely the ones that benefit the most rather than them.
In the article it had a revelation that the NDP is currently 28 million in debt.
And that any election campaign would be more riding based than national based. (As well, seems like Davies doesnt have control of his caucus).