Roger Annis: [url=http://www.socialistproject.ca/bullet/1004.php]NDP Lurch to the Right Underscores Need for A New, Left-Wing Party in Canada[/url]
In a P.R. system, this would be a natural and positive development. Without P.R., this would be just another nail in the coffin of any real hope for change. If such a party were to be even moderately successful, it would cement for the next few decades the FPTP Lib/Con duopoly.
This is one of the reasons the NDP, federally and provincially, should support PR every chance they get. It's unfortunate that the Manitoba and Nova Scotia NDP governments did not establish electoral reform when they recently had the chance. And it's unfortunate that the BC NDP and Ontario NDP didn't have electoral reform on their election platforms.