But like Cullen, Caron has a young family. OTTAWA — With perceived front-runner Nathan Cullen ruling himself out of the running for the NDP leadership Friday, the day after a major win on electoral reform, the race for what some call the “worst job in Canadian politics” looks wide open. Ian Capstick, a political analyst and founding partner of Mediastyle, said the NDP leadership is a “thankless job” and stalwart members like Cullen stepping aside is “symptomatic” of the party’s position after major losses last year. Capstick calls the idea “unoriginal” and MacLachlan said there’s an impression Layton is happy with municipal politics. Party executives convene Monday to finalize race details, including the date of the fall 2017 vote and deadlines for declaring candidacy.

Source: National Post June 04, 2016 03:16 UTC