i just want to add that they consistently came off as amateurs - like they were in over their head. just simple things, like the budget costing for example. the ndp released theirs first in the form of a spreadsheet. the liberals released theirs shortly afterwards in a full colour, glossy pdf. it may seem trivial, but when these kinds of things build up over weeks it builds a really serious contrast. then, you had the "tampon tax", this idea that they could trick people into thinking they're campaigning on a $15/hr federal wage, and i could go on for a while - it just all came together to present the impression that the ndp were running for a much lower office. there subsequently came a point where they no longer became a "serious" option, and that's when they collapsed.

you have to give the liberals some credit for running a very professional campaign. but, what the ndp need to learn from this is that if they want to run to form a government in a g7 country, they need to take the process a little bit more seriously.

thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015/10/27/NDP-Was-Not-Ready/