2012 NDP leadership convention

[MaxQue]

Well, if he wants to run in Quebec, he should be denied. He lives in Toronto, so, he runs in Toronto.

[MaxQue]

Well, that's normal. Those staff people are not associated with a position, but more to a person.
Each time a party change its leader, those people are leaving and the new leader appoints its own staff.

For LaGuardia, I'm member of the NDP-Quebec, and there was tensions since years between NDP-Quebec and LaGuardia (and Lavigne, on a smaller level), on the future of the party in Quebec.

Also, I suppose than the former president of NDP-Quebec (and director of Mulcair's campaign), Raoul Gébert, will get an job in Mulcair's staff.

[MaxQue]

The last two times it was tried, it failed because the party was taken over by separatists.
The risk is smaller of that right now, but an attempt would fail, because Quebec electors like than their provincial and federal parties are separated.

Perhaps in a few years, depending of what happens to the NDP federally. One step at time in Quebec, please.

[MaxQue]

Perhaps, but, it wouldn't be the current situation. And except voters to go to QS if PQ is too right-wing, before wanting another party.

I saw that poll, too, but it was at the peak of the NDP wave, the low of the PQ and before the CAQ surge. That number would be quite lower today, especially than Mulcair wouldn't lead it. Its leader would be unknown.

[MaxQue]

Oshara will be hard to take. NDP targets it since long, without any success.
The problem is than the auto industry is getting smaller there and than the place is getting more and more suburban, which is not good for NDP.

But redistricting can help, there, if it cuts the right areas.

[MaxQue]

Well, Wascana should be a target when Goodale retires, since, Liberals are pretty much dead in SK. Liberals will collapse there once he retires.

Not than people there are voting Liberal. They are voting Goodale.

[MaxQue]

I'm annoyed, but the general electorate doesn't remmeber Blair or Keating, so, I'm not worried.

[MaxQue]

What is the problem with sustainable development?

[MaxQue]

Well, Harper is more popular than Hudak with Ontarians, too.

[MaxQue]

They wish...

Well, it isn't surprising. Bay Street is prefering New Labour to real social democracy.

[MaxQue]

Or, he would have been, pre-2011 (and certainly not provincially in places like Manitoba)

Don't be overconfident.
We will need a stabilisation of the situation (Liberals returning to their place or NDP taking it) before answering questions like that.