Thomas Mulcair and Jack Laytons

Jack Laytons: Thomas Mulcair wants very badly to be prime minister of Canada and I for one say go for it. Of course all his predecessors had the same dream. Yet in its entire history until Jack Laytons final campaign in 2011, the NDP only once received as much as 20 per cent of the national vote. Thanks to Mr. Laytons personal popularity in Quebec, the NDP broke through to 30 per cent in 2011, but beyond Quebec it remained mired in low numbers. Since Mr. Mulcair became NDP leader and Justin Trudeau Liberal leader, the NDP has been hovering in the low 20s, behind the Conservatives and way behind the Liberals. This week a poll actually shows the Liberals at 39 per cent, Conservatives 31 per cent, NDP a shocking 19 per cent. More Related to this Story, according to Globe and Mail. Long-time NDP MPP Marchese blames loss on strategic voting Gerald Caplan is an African scholar, former NDP organizer and a regular panelist on CBCs Power and Politics. LAB Lessons learned from Wynnes sweep to power (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.