erin weir's responsibility is to his constituents, not to the ndp politburo. so, if his constituents oppose a carbon tax, as they no doubt do, he has the responsibility to reflect that.

throwing him out of the party for his politics is one thing; making up some flimsy nonsense about sexual harassment is another.

three consequences:

1) it's just more evidence that this party has become very shady.
2) this is a reminder of what proportional representation would look like: you follow the orders at headquarters, and your constituents' voices don't matter.
3) the conservatives probably win the seat in the next election.

when people in your party dissent, you engage with them, you don't muzzle them and then purge them.

horrific mismanagement.

horrifically stupid mismanagement.