I thought this was so embarrassing on the part of the NDP that I think I wrote an MP for the first time in my relatively young life:
In backing the PC motion versus abstaining and saying “we need to talk about the forest versus a singular tree” and presenting a comprehensive plan, the NDP abdicated the position of being the responsible and scientifically-backed party in the room. Why get in-between the PCs making political hay (they obviously don’t care about climate change) and the Libs’ inept messaging around their policy?
The world is shifting to the right and this party seems to be too, which I don’t think is a winning move for it. Being a better and more progressive option than the liberals, not a slightly different substitute, is the best way for the NDP to remain relevant (and honour its roots). Canada’s better with a strong and principled NDP, and I’m concerned those days might be numbered. I’ve voted NDP in most/all elections, and the more politicizing crap like this I see the more inclined I am to consider other options like the Greens. Be wary of alienating younger voters for whom incompetence in addressing the climate crisis equals political irrelevance