No juice at the top
February 11th, 2009 Andrew CashOkay, I’ll say it: this is a boring party, the place you’d be if you’d drawn the short straw
By Andrew Cash
The Ontario NDP is the Toronto Maple Leafs of politics. Like the hapless hockey crew, the ONDP has spent most of the last four decades near the bottom of the standings but dining out regularly on past glories.
Most NHL teams, when mired in the basement, take the time to rebuild, rediscover a sense of purpose, nurture their fan base and a crop of young keeners, and while no one is looking, start getting competitive.
The Leafs, over the last 40 years never did this. Alas, the ONDP over the last decade and a half hasn’t either. With what may be the largest reordering of the capitalist economy since the 30s underway, these should be heady times for provincial Dippers who next month pick a new leader to replace Howard Hampton.
