NDP: a tale of two parties

At the end of the day, no amount of cheery words or upbeat messaging can change the NDP’s depressing reality. And it’s a reality the NDP will ultimately have to face.
Is Thomas Mulcair the leader who can reboot the NDP? It’s a question that needs asking since rebuilding the party wasn’t in Mulcair’s original job description.
OAKVILLE, ONT.—This week an army of demoralized New Democrats will solemnly trudge into Edmonton for a convention they hope will take the form of a massive pep talk. After all, if any party needs pepping it’s the NDP. Ever since the party’s disastrous defeat five months ago in the 2015 feder...

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