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Old Posted Apr 10, 2016, 7:51 PM
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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer View Post
I'd say that a hard left turn is their best shot at continued relevance, although not if they want to form a government. Should be a rather lively debate!
Agreed. Trudeau has them boxed in big time. The 10-15% of the electorate which is pure socialist would ensure the party has money and presence, but they wouldn't translate into much of anything in Parliament - not even official party status. Still, those votes are an absolute must to get the ball rolling. It's a big risk either way...

For the Conservatives, they have 25% or so of the electorate that is well to the right of the Liberals and a Red Tory leader would do nothing for. They would look silly trying to go too much into Trudeau's territory and watch a huge opening appear for a potential Reform party or western separatist party.
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