Bad News For the NDP

Picture from the CBC

    Nycole Turmel, the NDP's new rookie interim leader, is taking a lot of heat over her recent support of two separatist parties - both the Bloc Québécois and the provincial party Québec Solidaire. She was a member of the Bloc until last January, and only this week gave up her party membership in the Solidaire.

"I am a strong federalist, working for Canadians all over Canada," - Turmel

    She stated that she never agreed with her parties' separatist views, only their social policies. However, I don't think a "strong federalist" would have joined the Bloc, an anti-Canadian party who's number one goal is to break up our great country. It's clear that the NDP is now catering strongly to Quebec, and having a leader who has supported separatist parties recently is very bad for the NDP's image across Canada. It may even put their belief in Canadian federalism in doubt.

    What can I say? The NDP will be in rough shape until they can get their beloved Jack Layton back.