If you want to get a sense of how the New Democratic Party convention actually ran last weekend, take a few minutes and listen to Tony Adey’s interview on CBC’s Corner Brook Morning Show.
Adey attended the convention but announced afterward that he was leaving the party. Adey believes that the convention was stacked and that more New Democrats want to see major changes in the party than the convention vote suggested.
He noted that the chair of the meeting wouldn’t allow debate on the motion about whether or not hold a leadership convention. For all that, they still had to spend 45 minutes answering questions as many of the delegates couldn’t tell if a yes vote would mean the party wouldn’t have a leadership review. Adey also said there was a discrepancy between the number in the room for the vote and the tally of ballots. More people voted, apparently, than were officially in the room.
The most forceful point Adey made in the speech is that Lorraine Michael believes she can be Premier while many people in the party believe that Lorraine has to go so that the party can attract new candidates and move forward.
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