let's just say that they're not really up to par.
it's less that i'm concerned about them ruining the country or something. it's more that they seem to provide almost no potential for any kind of pushback. it's this mass of backbenchers that will produce almost no private members legislation, and just do what the party instructs them to.
and, it's sort of amazing, actually, because the ndp have up to this point been known for the quality of their mps in contrast to the quantity of them. they never elected a lot of people. but, you knew when one got elected it was a good one. because the hill to climb was that much steeper.
i'm really attached to voting for a local mp that's going to stand up and make independent choices, rather than a rubber stamp for the politburo in ottawa. it's kind of distressing, even.
if the party executive spun it around a little and got them out, it might swing some voters like myself a little more convincingly. but, instead, they seem to understand the deficit of talent they're working with, and have them scripted to the absolute core.
they may have stripped the socialism out of their platform, but they seem increasingly centralized, increasingly focused on a cult of leadership and increasingly harsh on dissent.
so, it kind of seems like a zombie apocalypse, in terms of what we're actually going to get: mindless, strict observation of the party line.