Time for NDP to wave the red flag

What will give the NDP that jolt, is a candidate who will proudly fly the flag of socialism. Of course, such a candidate probably wouldn’t win, but at least he or she would generate heat. And heat, produces light.

Pat Stogran’s willingness to stir things up, while perhaps entertaining, won’t be enough to really give the NDP race the jolt it needs.Photograph courtesy of Pat Stogran

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

May 1, 2017

OAKVILLE, ONT.—In the Bible’s Book of Job, there’s a cheery little line that reads, “After dark, I hope for light.” I suspect that perfectly sums up the attitude of many federal New Democrats who, after the darkness of their party’s unexpectedly poor showing in the last national electio...

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