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Today's NDP maybe the left, but they are different than the CCF.
Completely ass backwards. Hopelessly ass backwards.
As absurd as the argument that because Tommy Douglas was a preacher, therefore he either wouldn't be able to distinguish discrimination or he'd support discrimination because the Bible said so.
If anyone in today's NDP publicly supported rolling the dentists into medicare, dropping all medical premiums, establishing a national agricultural or park land reserve, forming a state-run insurance agency, dropping tuition fees completely, they could claim back the 'socialist' tag.
The 21st century NDP are a shadow of 'left' compared to the CCF.