Why do you keep saying "the NDP should focus on climate change and income inequality", as though the rest of us didn't agree with that?I love my province and I don't consider us any more racist than other areas of the country. I always believed that in the end Singh's turban would prevent him from winning not only in Quebec but across the country. Some of it is racism but some of it is also just mistrust of the unknown and unfamiliar unless you want to start calling newborn babies racists.
His election as leader of the NDP restored some of my faith in mankind. It is to the credit of the NDP that he was elected.
His election also moved the party gently to the left. The NDP has now come out clearly against TM and made climate change and income inequality central themes. Singh has branded the party for the future.
The Conservatives are saying they had a two election plan all along therefore they are on track. They won 34% of the popular vote. That still leaves 66% voting for other parties most of which are more progressive. Bernier didn't even win his own seat. That is cause for celebration.
I'm disappointed in the NDP showing but I still believe the future will see a reversal in NDP fortunes if they continue to focus on climate change and income inequality.
A strong alliance with the social movements would have given the NDP precisely that emphasis.