Party platforms must be substantive, offer competing visions, political panellists say

The NDP’s Achilles heel is losing progressive voters to the Liberal Party who vote out of fear the Conservatives will form government, says former NDP candidate Emilie Taman.
From left: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Annamie Paul.
Party platforms need to address big picture concerns like climate change, Indigenous issues, and the “post-pandemic market,” say three political insiders at the outset of a breakneck 36-day campaign. The Pearson Centre for Progressive Politics invited political insiders for an Aug. 16 panel dis...

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