tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post1729940744832759824..comments2024-03-28T14:04:18.243-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: Pondering Pandering Political PartiesLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-74988447249496358712013-04-04T11:04:36.337-04:002013-04-04T11:04:36.337-04:00It wasn't my intention to conflate the two, Ja...It wasn't my intention to conflate the two, Jan, only to suggest that the closer parties are to power, the more willing they seem to be to compromise party principles to expediency. For example, the federal NDP is now trying to excise any references to socialism in their charter, much to the chagrin of many.<br /><br />Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-14318361337842013772013-04-03T23:52:31.133-04:002013-04-03T23:52:31.133-04:00And I'm concerned you lumped in the NDP when i...And I'm concerned you lumped in the NDP when in fact the example you used, has to do with the federal liberal party flying porter and will be acting like scabs in crossing picket lines. It reminds one, of Trudeau's recent flight on Porter when he tweeted, "just watch me" (cross the picket line). <br /><br />Please don't use liberal misdeeds to overlay on the NDP. susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-39371769119548388962013-04-03T18:47:34.416-04:002013-04-03T18:47:34.416-04:00I agree, Owen, that it is never a good idea for a ...I agree, Owen, that it is never a good idea for a union to become a front for a particular party as, for example, OSSTF did when it allied itself with McGuinty after the Harris years made him look good. I guess parties just need to be regularly reminded of the things the Star article makes clear.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-87263776501494103132013-04-03T17:24:32.091-04:002013-04-03T17:24:32.091-04:00Dalton McGuinty recently proved how easily politic...Dalton McGuinty recently proved how easily politicians can abandon unions, Lorne. Any relationship between unions and political parties should be tentative at best.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com