Mulcair's ouster will have significant effect on NDP in B.C.
Ousted federal NDP leader Tom Mulcair. The federal NDP, assembled in convention in Edmonton, did an unprecedented thing on Sunday. The delegates removed their party leader by a 52 to 48 per cent margin. The loss of confidence in Tom Mulcair which culminated in the historic vote amounted to what National Post columnist Michael den Tandt calls a "day long execution." That's a pretty apt description. While the federal party has been all but torn in half now, this vote will also have a devastating effect on the B.C. NDP, and on NDP provincial parties across the country. The first to be punished will be the Manitoba NDP, now in the midst of an election campaign. Incumbent Premier Greg Selinger (who barely survived a revolt against his leadership) and the party are down significantly in the polls. The Progressive Conservatives seem posed to win big when the Manitoba vote takes place on April 19. In B.C., the next provincial election takes place in May, 2017. The two main...