Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Layton calls for outreach to disaffected Liberal, Bloc voters - Tuesday October 23, 2007
NDP to play effective opposition to Harper agenda
OTTAWA - On the eve of the vote on the Conservative Throne Speech, NDP Leader Jack Layton called on his party’s staff to get ready to serve as the effective opposition to the Harper agenda.
At a campaign-style rally this morning, Layton said, “hardworking families know that the Conservative government is taking Canada in the wrong direction. If the Liberals aren’t willing to stand up to Mr. Harper’s agenda – the NDP will.”
The NDP brought approximately 150 of its staff from across Canada together for a two-day intensive Opposition School on Parliament Hill. Layton called on staff to not only help caucus hold the Harper government to account, but to also to reach out to disaffected Liberal and Bloc voters.
“As New Democrats, we know what we believe. We are guided by our principles. And we will stand up to the Harper agenda, not only for the 2.5 million Canadians who voted for us, but also for all of those who voted against this government but cannot count on the Liberals or the Bloc to do it.”
Layton cited the NDP’s leadership on its re-writing of the Clean Air Act, the near adoption of the NDP’s childcare law and its launching of a campaign for universal drug coverage as examples of the NDP’s effectiveness since the last general election.
# posted by Francis Chartrand @ 11:50 AM 
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