Jack Layton: Incrementalism

Stephen Harper Dept: Both parties smell blood. The Liberals, who held the centre ground of Canadian politics for so long, are in disarray. Harper and Layton are moving in to pick off their voters, according to The Star. At their convention, the Conservatives deliberately stayed away from controversy. Abortion? Forget it. Deep social spending cuts? Not on your life and incrementalism is the watchword. Stephen Harper s Conservatives avoided making any waves at their convention last weekend in Ottawa. Look for Jack Layton s New Democrats to do the same when they convene in Vancouver Friday. Yet there is a difference. The Harper Conservatives know where they want to take the country. I m less sure about the NDP. As reported in the news.
@t new democrats, smell blood