A modified ‘leap’ could vault the NDP back into contention

There is opportunity here for a major political party, besides the Greens, willing to face reality, propose practical alternatives for affected energy workers, and sell a confident, positive message about life after oil. Just don’t call it a manifesto.
GATINEAU, QUE.—Far from dooming the federal NDP to the margins of political life, the Leap Manifesto—or, at least, its central idea—could save the social democratic party from irrelevance. (Not without work, luck and diplomacy—but all successful parties need that.) But first, someone has to...

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