You got my curiosity regarding the desire of NDP voters in Saskatchewan for a re-branding. Is there some indication of what that means? Just tired of the name or a desire for new policies? The Newer Saskatchewan Party?
The post-election report by the NDP talked about how the "NDP" brand was problematic because of some of the positions of the federal party, and that the Saskatchewan NDP was being tied-up with the federal NDP on issues like resource development. The report brought up, but then dismissed, the idea of changing the party's name to differentiate itself from the federal NDP.
What the name could've been, who knows. But it seems to have not been about changing the provincial party's policies, but rather about freeing itself from being weighed-down by the federal NDP's policies.
You got my curiosity regarding the desire of NDP voters in Saskatchewan for a re-branding. Is there some indication of what that means? Just tired of the name or a desire for new policies? The Newer Saskatchewan Party?
The post-election report by the NDP talked about how the "NDP" brand was problematic because of some of the positions of the federal party, and that the Saskatchewan NDP was being tied-up with the federal NDP on issues like resource development. The report brought up, but then dismissed, the idea of changing the party's name to differentiate itself from the federal NDP.
What the name could've been, who knows. But it seems to have not been about changing the provincial party's policies, but rather about freeing itself from being weighed-down by the federal NDP's policies.
Ok, that makes sense. A bit of regional identity asserting itself. Thanks.