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Party's Ideologies

  • Main Goal: Advocate a peaceful, evolutionary transition of society from capitalism to socialism using political process
  • NDP wants better health care
  • Favors higher taxes for the rich
  • Encouraged trade union organization
  • Opposes Canada's involvement in NATO and NORAD
  • Opposes Canada's military integration with the US
  • Opposes foreign ownership of Canadian Industry

Kahoot!

Party's Leader

  • 61 year old Thomas Joseph Mulcair
  • Canadian politician who is the leader of the New Democratic Party.
  • Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2007
  • Mulcair joined the federal NDP in 1974.
  • May 2011, he was named the New Democratic Party's Opposition House Leader
  • Mulcair served as the NDP's Quebec lieutenant
  • Tom was elected leader of Canada’s NDP to carry the torch of bringing change to Ottawa.

Tommy Douglas Historical Background

Fun Facts

1. He used to be a Liberal

2. His great-great-grandfather was Premier of Quebec

3. He's half Irish.

4. He votes in France

  • He was the man who founded and lead the NDP until 1971
  • He was CCF Premier of Saskatchewan and Baptist Minister
  • Douglas is knows for Medicare since he was the first founder for health insurance in Saskatchewan
  • After serving 17 years being Premier, he made history again by being leader of the NDP
  • In 2004 he was voted "The Great Canadian" in a national CBC interview

Bibliography

  • http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/04/09/thomas-mulcair-bio-facts_n_1412562.html
  • https://www.britannica.com/topic/New-Democratic-Party-political-party
  • http://www.ndp.ca/

Support System

Historical Background:

  • 40 per cent of Canadians, a level of support that could secure Thomas Mulcair a majority in the House of Commons.
  • Harper’s campaign seems to have benefited the NDP,
  • 54% support in Quebec, 41% in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and 39% in British Columbia.
  • The NDP was founded in 1961 on a convention uniting Co-Operative Common Wealth Federation also known as CCF
  • The NDP has formed their government in many provinces but never nationally
  • in 2001 the NDP enjoyed a historical electoral breakthrough, becoming the official opposition in Parliament
  • 4 years later the NDP returned to a third place position in the house of commons

Introduction

Would we vote?

Canadian Political Parties Assignment

By: Roshell, Jessica & Kavita

  • Founded in 1961 by Tommy Douglas
  • NDP stands for New Democratic Party
  • Tom Mulcair is the leader
  • Birthday: October 27, 1954
  • He is the second oldest out of his 10 siblings
  • Started to work at the age of ten handing out news papers
  • In 1994 he was elected National Assembly in Quebec and went on to serve as Environment Minister

As a group we decided that we would vote for the NDP because their intentions are those that will benefit everyone in Canada and make Canada a better and safer county to live in.

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