If she was a loyal NDP member for 10 years, why would she object to NDP policies which have become MORE centrist than before Layton's leadership.
My theory's much simpler: it's Chrétien's former riding and she's trying to play the odds (that the NDP will lose seats, possible a lot of seats, in the next general election). If she had any real politic instincts she'd've waited until the leadership selection was complete.
Or she's suffering from "don't you know who I am" syndrome.
Whatever. Don't let the door hit your arse too hard on the way out.
I'm not convinced that she's doing this out of desire for a political career. As mentioned elsewhere, she's in her seventies, and was just treated for a serious disease. It's also pretty clear that she never expected to win in the first place
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Her treatment was successful (or so she claims?), so health isn't an *immediate* concern - it shouldn't prevent her from doing her job. It just seems to me that after having lived through a life-threatening illness, she probably isn't thinking much in terms of worldly ambitions. Instead, I'd expect it to motivate her to do what she truly believes to be the right thing, without considerations of personal gain.
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My theory's much simpler: it's Chrétien's former riding and she's trying to play the odds (that the NDP will lose seats, possible a lot of seats, in the next general election). If she had any real politic instincts she'd've waited until the leadership selection was complete.
Or she's suffering from "don't you know who I am" syndrome.
Whatever. Don't let the door hit your arse too hard on the way out.
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Her treatment was successful (or so she claims?), so health isn't an *immediate* concern - it shouldn't prevent her from doing her job. It just seems to me that after having lived through a life-threatening illness, she probably isn't thinking much in terms of worldly ambitions. Instead, I'd expect it to motivate her to do what she truly believes to be the right thing, without considerations of personal gain.
I could certainly be wrong about that, of course.
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