June 14, 2001

10:33 AM

New Politics Initiative
"The New Politics Initiative is being launched by a diverse assembly of Canadians who are committed to the goal of creating a new political party in Canada.
The left is at a crossroads. Conservatives and business leaders trumpet a new era in which the supremacy of the market and corporate power are as natural and self-evident as they are irresistible. "
posted by riley370 (6 comments total)

The opening paragraph seems to say that they want the NDP to be...well...the NDP. If that's what people wanted, they'd be in power now.
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 10:56 AM on June 14, 2001

You wacky Canucks have more parties than you need already. Send us some!
posted by norm at 11:06 AM on June 14, 2001

naomi klein has a write up on it.
posted by kliuless at 11:38 AM on June 14, 2001

You guys can get some from italy norm, theirs are way more entertaining, and they've long since lost count anyway, they'd never notice em missing!
posted by DiplomaticImmunity at 12:20 PM on June 14, 2001

Forming new political parties is to solving problems what curriculum reform is to fixing education. At least it gives you that feeling of doing something...
posted by jfuller at 12:28 PM on June 14, 2001

One word :

"XFL"
posted by dong_resin at 7:13 AM on June 15, 2001