A while back, I contributed this article to Dr. David McGrane's Canadian Social Democracy Study, a comprehensive project that will ultimately yield a book examining the NDP between Jack Layton's election as leader in 2003 and the 2015 election.
I've now also sent Dr. McGrane a selection of research to help with the project. It's a small contribution, but I'm proud to have made one nevertheless. I think this is going to be an important book. To gauge the prospects for social democratic principles in Canada, we need to understand where the NDP is going. Layton's leadership, his electoral success, and Tom Mulcair's subsequent leadership all represent new frontiers, both in the party's internal organization and its ideology. Whether the party ultimately succeeds or fails, McGrane's study will help Canadians understand why.
I've now also sent Dr. McGrane a selection of research to help with the project. It's a small contribution, but I'm proud to have made one nevertheless. I think this is going to be an important book. To gauge the prospects for social democratic principles in Canada, we need to understand where the NDP is going. Layton's leadership, his electoral success, and Tom Mulcair's subsequent leadership all represent new frontiers, both in the party's internal organization and its ideology. Whether the party ultimately succeeds or fails, McGrane's study will help Canadians understand why.
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