NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has said that he will ask New Democrats to give him another
chance when he meets with them in Edmonton at the party’s biennial convention in April.
While New Democrats are conducting a review of last year’s general election results, which saw
the party relegated to third-place status, their constitution calls for an automatic leadership review
every two years.
“I’m going to continue to work hard to get as much support as I can from our membership base,”
Mulcair said during a news conference in Ottawa ahead of a two-day meeting of his party’s
caucus in Montebello, Que
“I know that that support can be there, I sense that it is there, but I’m not taking anything for
granted,” Mulcair said on Monday.
“I’m going to continue to work tirelessly … to get their support.”
Mulcair’s comments come on the heels of a new poll published by Mainstreet Research for
Postmedia which suggested a lack of enthusiasm for the NDP leader.
Though his overall approval rating among New Democratic voters was high — 73 per cent to 14
per cent disapproval — only 32 per cent said they strongly approved of Mulcair and just half
thought that there was no need for a leadership race to replace Mulcair.
The poll found that 48 per cent of NDP supporters thought a leadership race should not be held,
compared to just 15 per cent who thought that one should. However, that still left 37 per cent of
NDP voters who said they were not sure about whether a leadership race should be held.
Together, that puts the number of NDP voters either in favour or unsure of the need for a
leadership race at 52 per cent.
Conservative Party announces Leadership election date
The Conservative Party’s Leadership Election Organizing Committee
(LEOC) met in Toronto this past weekend to discuss the process for the
Party to elect its next leader. Among the items discussed, LEOC
selected May 27, 2017 for Conservative Party members to elect their next
leader.
Conservatives from coast to coast to coast will be taking part in an
important piece of our Party’s history, and will be making an important
choice for the future of Canada. The process for replacing this Liberal
government with a Conservative government effectively begins now.
“By choosing May 27, 2017, this will allow for a time frame that not just
provides an exciting and competitive race for our members and all
Canadians, but keeps it an open and fair contest for all potential
candidates.” said Dan Nowlan, Chair of the Leadership Election Organizing
Committee.
In order to vote in the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership election,
you must hold a valid Conservative Party membership. We encourage
anyone interested in voting in the leadership election to purchase or renew
their membership now to ensure they’re eligible to vote on May 27, 2017.
Other decisions surrounding the rules, the candidate application, and other
items will be discussed amongst LEOC in the coming weeks, and
announcements will be made accordingly when these decisions are known.
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