In his interview with the Star on Tuesday, Singh said the NDP has not yet held any negotiations with the Liberal government on how to work together in the next Parliament. The NDP now finds itself - like every other party - in virtually the same position in Parliament as it was before the election: as one of three parties with enough MPs to help the Liberal minority government pass legislation.
Group debriefing questions full#
“I have full confidence in Jagmeet’s leadership, and it’s a real honour to serve alongside him.” “Everyone that I’ve talked to so far has been really upbeat and positive,” he said. Taylor Bachrach, who was re-elected in the British Columbia riding of Skeena-Bulkley Valley, echoed Angus’s perception of the situation in his own interview with the Star on Tuesday. Angus said Tuesday that he does not believe it is time for Singh to go, and that he would be “pretty shocked” if any serious push to remove him came from either the NDP grassroots or the party’s caucus of 25 MPs. Other NDP insiders who spoke to the Star recently also said they believe Singh’s role as leader is safe. The party is also canvassing supporters to provide their thoughts on the campaign in an online survey distributed Tuesday evening.Īs for the future of Singh’s leadership, McGrath said that while the leader is backed by a “strong” and “unified” caucus, he still has “a lot of opportunity to continue to grow.” The party will also be picking apart its candidate recruitment efforts, its so-called get-out-the-vote tactics and how the NDP spent its advertising dollars. what was the research like going into the campaign, did we look for the right things when we were doing our research, and how do we hone our research to help us determine exactly where resources should go,” McGrath said of her own review process. NDP national director Anne McGrath told the Star that all levels of the party, from its federal council to electoral district associations, are taking part in a debriefing. That analysis is getting underway this week. “I want to figure out real, concrete steps for what we can do to to get those wins. “I want to get more of us elected because I know more New Democrats will help more people out,” Singh said. Singh told the Star on Tuesday that he’s “always” looking for ways the NDP can improve its strategy. “We cannot come in and pat ourselves on the back. “When you lose Hamilton, that’s not a good situation,” he said. Angus pointed out the NDP lost several close races, such as in the Toronto riding of Davenport, and failed to win ridings it previously held and considers “bedrock” NDP territory, like Hamilton Mountain.
The NDP budgeted around $25 million for this election - more than twice as much as the 2019 campaign - but only gained one additional seat. In an interview with the Star on Tuesday, Angus praised NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh for spearheading a “very positive and spirited” national campaign for the party, but he also questioned how such a campaign failed to translate into a better result. OTTAWA-The NDP needs to grapple with some “tough questions” about why the party didn’t win more seats after running a strong campaign in this year’s federal election, says one veteran New Democrat member of Parliament.Īhead of the party’s first meeting with its new caucus on Wednesday, longtime Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus said he wants the NDP to thoroughly examine where it fell short.
0 kommentar(er)
