an opportunity, perhaps, but, as justin is not his father, this is not the ndp of the 60s or the 70s, either. i frankly don't think they have the credibility on the left to put up a believable opposition to free trade. this is where the ghost of mulcair appears and haunts the ndp forever, as he was very tepid in his criticism of the tpp, and projected fairly clearly that he intended to support it if he had won in 2015. if i am correct that jagmeet singh is a creature of the ndp leadership, it's not even clear what the actual policy position even is, let alone if they can lead an opposition movement that is, issue-by-issue, well to the left of where the party currently sits.

in the existing spectrum, i might rather propose that the greens are best positioned to take advantage of an alter-globalization movement, although they would be far better positioned to do this had they undergone a change in leadership after the last election. elizabeth may will never generate enthusiastic support amongst leftists. however, if it can find the right candidates, it could be a tipping point in key ridings.

i think the reality is rather more that the left in canada is currently too disorganized to form an effective resistance to this, and if the signature has any effect at all, it will be in acting as a catalyst to help it organize for the next deal. if we are to be optimistic, we might hope that a citizen's movement might look back at this moment as a low point, where people started to organize. but, the deal itself will not be meaningfully opposed...

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2018/01/24/trudeaus-pacific-trade-deal-creates-an-opportunity-for-the-ndp.html

jagmeet singh must cut his beard.