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If we could get Gilles Duceppe away from the Bloc Québécois we would have an excellent leader.Too bad he has a mindset for the seperation of Canada....
No Gilles isn't left-wing enough. The best leader the NDP could have is Pierre Ducasse who ran against Layton however lost. I had the pleasure of meeting him once and I will never forget him. He has such an optimistic view of the NDP that it is amazing. Here is a quote from one of his speech's:
"What is democratic socialism?
The philosopher would say that it's an ideology of collective responsibility and common good.
The professor of political science would say that it is a set of government policies.
The activist would say that it is about defending specific issues or groups, or challenging the current social order.
The union member would say that democratic socialism is about defending workers' rights.
The opposition MP would say that it is about attacking the right wing agenda in Parliament.
All of these assumptions are partly true. But they are missing the basic idea.
And that is that democratic socialism, in Michael Harrington's words, is, before anything else, a hope. It is the true hope of humankind for a fair, fraternal and free future.
So the next time someone asks you 'why?' You tell 'em, 'Why? This is why! Because this is our hope!'"