Inside the NDP: A Deliberate Turn to Centre
Blueprints of Disruption · Rabble Rousers' Cooperative
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Show Notes
We often speculate about what has happened to the NDP in Canada. With its origins in Socialism and grassroots membership, the Party has seemingly drifted to Centre while alienating its biggest supporters. Author and political scientist Matt Fodor joins host Jessa McLean to discuss the themes that come up in his upcoming book From Layton to Singh: The 20-year Struggle for the NDPs Soul. Matt is about to reveal just who made the decisions to sideline members and when party brass decided they would abandon its socialist values in favour of neoliberal policies. Matt describes the new NDP as 'Orange Liberals' - power hungry, with little interest transformative politics.
Resources:
- Follow Matt Fodor on Twitter
- Order a copy of From Layton to Singh: The 20-Year Struggle for the NDP's Soul