a pretty good discussion saying federal NDP appears sort of agnostic on the federalism/unity issue, one of its advantages in 2011 -- making it a big tent party for both ex-Bloc and ex-Liberal voters
however, in the unfortunate even the sovereignty-referendum issues heat up, NDP is poorly placed to take a stand and retain its new 2011 voters:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/globe-politics-insider/how-...