Interesting piece on the collapse of the NDP support in the last election.
OTTAWA — A year ago, then-NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's Labour Day message to workers insisted that his party alone would stand shoulder-to-shoulder with working Canadians and the unions that work to protect their rights.
ca.news.yahoo.com
Labour vote splitting as Canada's political parties battle for workers' support
"Singh stood outside of an auto plant in Windsor, Ont. during the federal election, hoping to offer support and comfort to workers reeling from news of new auto tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump. But Singh was not greeted with warmth — most of them ignored him entirely, rushing past with their heads down as they came off shift, while some others indicated a preference for the Conservatives and Leader Pierre Poilievre."
"said both the Liberals and Conservatives have shifted their policies toward organized labour over the last decade and many within the NDP acknowledge the party has lost touch with where it started."
"about 25 per cent of workers have always voted Conservative."
"exit polling in recent elections in Canada, the U.S. and Germany all show that voters without higher education are shifting to the right."
"populist parties on the right sense a “generational opportunity” and have been adjusting their message and softening anti-union rhetoric."
""We were probably both taking each other for granted," Angus said, noting that the NDP was founded to give working class people political representation. "I think we strayed from that mission."
