Obvious NDP is down, but Trudeau providing windows of opportunity: Broadbent
OTTAWA — While it’s “obvious” the NDP is down at the moment, former leader Ed Broadbent said Thursday he’s confident of a revival — thanks in large part to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau’s decision to abandon a Liberal pledge on electoral reform is just one of many political opportunities for New Democrats, Broadbent said in an interview Thursday on the sidelines of the Progress Summit — an event held annually in Ottawa by the institute that bears his name.
“I think there will be a revival of the party now, in part because of what Trudeau has not delivered,” Broadbent said.
Trudeau “chickened out” on tackling income inequality by failing to increase capital gains taxes in the most recent federal budget, Broadbent said, pointing to remarks Trudeau made in Hamburg, Germany where the prime minister suggested leaders need to ‘get real’ about tackling the issue.