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Federal NDP leadership candidates visiting BC
November 2, 2011 - 6:06pm
I propose this thread to be specifically dedicated to listing upcoming BC appearances of federal NDP leadership candidates. This is probably best in the Canadian politics section because it's federal, even though it's about one region of the country.
Tomorrow November 3rd, we have a confluence of two politicians in one evening, one after the other:
Mixer with Paul Dewar
03 November · 17:30 - 19:00 Common room - King Edward Village 1432 Kingsway (at Knight)Pub Night with Peggy in Vancouver
03 November · 19:00 - 21:00
The Railway Club
579 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC
I am guessing a lot of people will hop up from one event and go straight to the other. Interesting that the Dewar event is in Vancouver-Kingsway (Don Davies hasn't declared support for anyone, has he?), and the Nash event is in Vancouver Centre (Hedy Fry's riding, NDP came 2nd with Karen Shillington). AFAIK none of the events have been in Libby Davies' Vancouver East, possibly because she has already declared support for Topp.
Candidates are going to go where they can draw the most people, look the best, get a good price for the venue. Optics of who the MP is supporting or might be supporting is going to be secondary. And complex anyway. Things like, you dont want to force the hand of an MP you know favours you, but does not want that circulating, etc.
Easier outside the big city cores where there isnt much choice of where to go. Even in Metro Halifax [4 seats], I could not read anything form where Brain Topp went. Mind you, everyone here is keeping their inclinations zipped.
Hopefully we will get reports on tonights gigs.
The timing of the events shows someone is playing traffic cop. It might be just the two campaigns. But here, Megan Leslie is doing that.
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no idea how the multiple posts happened.
I didnt even linger over the keys or something like that.
and they were identical. rather then being versions of a work in progress.
Vancouver Drinks with Nathan Cullen
Friday, November 4 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
at The Greedy Pig, 307 Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC
Nathan Cullen is a gifted, young MP who has entered into the federal NDP leadership race because he doesn't want to just beat Stephen Harper in the next federal election, he wants to beat the way he does politics. He is a truly progressive candidate who has worked tirelessly with grassroots communities to stop climate change and bring in a green, sustainable economy.
Get to know Nathan and his campaign team over drinks on Friday night, while talking cooperation and sharing your vision for Canada.
RSVP here: http://drinkswithnathan.eventbrite.com/
Also:
Meet Nathan Cullen in Victoria
Monday, november 7th - 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Burnside Gorge Community Assn., Community Activity Room, 471 Cecilia Road, Victoria, BC
RSVP here: http://nathaninvictoria.eventbrite.com/
Thanks for the tip on Cullen. I won't be available for that one - but I am sure he will be making other future appearances in the biggest city of his home province :)
I was impressed by both Nash and Dewar. But I do have to remark that the energy in the room was incredible for Nash. It didn't hurt, though, that a major union convention was in town, and a contingent of people associated with that showed up to listen to her. There was a notable queer contingent in the room, which culminated in a group outing to the Fountainhead that included Nash, and Rabble's own Duncan Cameron.
This is going to be quite an interesting race, that's for sure.
Interesting; Ian from Terahertzatheist had almost the exact opposite impression.
His take on Dewar: http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/11/04/ndpldr-paul-dewar-in-vancouver/
His take on Nash: http://terahertzatheist.ca/2011/11/04/ndpldr-peggy-nash-in-vancouver/
Indeed, I read that. Ian & I took the bus together from one meeting to the other. There is definitely a consistent following of faces I see at each candidate meeting. The members clearly want to get to know their choices better.
I just got an e-mail from Jan O'Brien at the BCNDP.
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The 50th Anniversary Convention of the BC NDP is less than four weeks away. Here at provincial office, preparations are in full swing, and we’re looking forward to a great Convention.
Today, I’m pleased to announce that the first candidates town hall of the Federal NDP Leadership race will take place on Saturday afternoon at the BC NDP Convention.
We’ve invited all Federal NDP Leadership candidates to take part in the town hall. The event will be open to delegates. Members of the public will also be able to attend the event for a nominal charge. The town hall will give all candidates an opportunity to speak, and to take questions from delegates and members of the public.
You can still register to become a delegate to the BC NDP convention by registering online at bcndp.ca/convention.
Tickets for non-delegates will be available at the door.
For more information, visit www.bcndp.ca/convention
I hope you can be a part of this historic convention.
-Jan
JAN O’BRIEN
PROVINCIAL SECRETARY
PS: Thanks to strong registration, we’ve extended the early bird delegate fees for another week. Register as a delegate right now at bcndp.ca/convention.
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So, this is pretty damn exciting news! Vancouver gets to be the very first place where all of the candidates gather in one room and face an audience.
Apparently not the first
As noted elsewhwere, the Topp website lists "leaders debate" Dec 4 Ottawa.
No details given yet.
At any rate, the schedule seems to be filling out- whether sponsored by the federal party or others.
Hah okay I stand corrected. But the first "candidates' town hall".
Niki Ashton will be in Vancouver today at the Wicklow Pub on False Creek from 4:30 - 6:30pm
Looks like Don Davies is not endorsing any one candidate - here it says he's hosting Nathan Cullen, which would be the second leadership candidate who has had a meet&greet in his riding. The first was Paul Dewar; Davies himself was not present but his wife was, and she said he'd be there if it weren't for an inconvenient flight time.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=296408970390244¬if_t=event_invite
Don Davies, MP for Vancouver Kingsway, offers you a unique opportunity to meet Nathan Cullen - currently the only NDP leadership candidate from British Columbia.
Capacity is limited. RSVP here: http://donandnathan.eventbrite.com/
In 2003, Nathan decided he’d heard enough from his local Conservative MP. So he ran for the NDP in the riding of Skeena—Bulkley Valley, which is about the size of Norway. He won the 2004 election—making him the only leadership candidate to defeat an incumbent Tory MP. By working with others, and taking a new approach to politics, Nathan has increased his margin of victory in each of the three elections since.
Join us! You'll have a chance to connect with Nathan over a drink, and hear his vision for the country.
6:00 pm - Doors open
6:30 pm - Short program with messages from Don and Nathan, followed by mix & mingle
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Don Davies, député dans Vancouver-Kingsway, vous invite à rencontrer Nathan Cullen - un candidat à la chefferie du NPD.
En 2003, Nathan en avait assez de son député Conservateur.
Il s'est présenté comme candidat néo-démocrate dans la circonscription de Skeena-Bulkley Valley. Il a gagné les élections de 2004, faisant de lui le seul candidat à la chefferie du NPD à avoir défait un Conservateur. C'est en travaillant avec les autres et en adoptant une nouvelle approche politique que Nathan a su augmenter sa marge de voix au cours des trois élections suivantes.
Venez nous voir!
There is going to be a full leadership forum at the BC NDP Convention on Dec. 10th. The event will be open to convention delegates and members of the public. It will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre.
More info here:
http://www.bcndp.ca/newsroom/bc-ndp-host-federal-ndp-leadership-candidates-town-hall
See post #10 - it's here already :) And I will be volunteering there.
Passing along this event posted by a friend of mine who worked on Gregor's Vision election team, and is now on Mulcair's BC team.
http://www.facebook.com/events/169380309829787/
Social: an evening with Tom Mulcair
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Time 19:30 until 21:30
Kafka's Coffee and Tea
2525 Main St, Vancouver, BC V5T 3E5
Description
Join Tom Mulcair, candidate for the federal NDP leadership, for an evening of drinks, food, music and conversation in Vancouver.
Meet local New Democrats and Tom supporters, and help us build a strong BC NDP team to beat Stephen Harper!
We're looking forward to seeing you there on Saturday night!
For more information on the Tom Mulcair campaign, please visit www.thomasmulcair.ca
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Vous est l'invité/e à une soirée bien animée avec Tom Mulcair, candidat pour la chefferie fédérale du NPD, à Vancouver.
Rencontrez des locaux néo-democrat/es et partisans de Tom, et bâtissons ensemble une équipe forte pour battre Stephen Harper!
Nous avons hâte de vous accueillir samedi soir!
Pour plus d'informations sur la campagne Tom Mulcair, visitez www.thomasmulcair.ca
I went to Brian Topp's meeting in Burnaby yesterday. There was a decent number of people although it wasn't exactly packed. Which is strange because Rabble's Twitter account announced "Former BC MP Bill Siksay announces his support for @briantopp at jam-packed Burnaby event"... well jam-packed is a flat-out lie. There were at least a dozen empty seats and the layout of the event only used about half the space available in the room. Nic_Slater tweeted "Standing room only in Burnaby BC for @BrianTopp next leader of the #NDP", to which I commented about empty seats... and lo and behold, today that tweet is no longer on the stream :P
Not that the Twitter response was really the highlight of the event, but it just seemed odd to me that people were putting disinformation out onto social media.
Topp had a lot of great ideas and told some nice stories about his time in Quebec and SK, but I did find myself getting sleepy. He seems to give very heavy speeches that don't really energize the listener. He clearly knows his stuff, and he's someone you'd clearly want working on your team (unless, perhaps, you are Mulcair) but I don't see him as a top-tier leader.
Well this is a new one...
http://www.facebook.com/events/169289359850571/
BEARS FOR MULCAIR: Tom visits Davie Village!
Public event
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
16:00 until 17:30
Tom Mulcair, candidate for the Federal NDP Leadership, visits Davie Village in the heart of Vancouver's West End!
Looks like Mulcair's BC team is trying to balance out the mass devotion of gay men to Peggy Nash. :)