That means that, despite their diminished footprint in parliament that includes near annihilation in Quebec, Singh can try to make good on his pledge to push Justin Trudeau’s government to the left. Singh’s bid for the federal NDP leadership was a gambit to repeat that breakthrough at a much larger level. But all that was knocked askew in the coming months, as doubts mounted about Singh’s ability to revive the party. By the time the campaign started, on Sept. 11, the NDP seemed at the edge of disaster. Throughout the campaign, Singh remained upbeat as he embraced a populist message that the Liberals and Conservatives had betrayed everyday people by governing for decades on behalf of the richest elites.

Source: thestar October 22, 2019 02:43 UTC