Changes

The '''New Democratic Party''' or '''NDP''' is a [[democratic socialist]] [[Canadian]] political party. Its current leader is [[Jack Layton]]. It is noted for being the party of [[Tommy Douglas]]<ref>[http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/study_guide/roots/ccf2ndp.html NDP Party history, tracing its roots from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which had to change its image as it was seen by some as nearly Communist.</ref>, founder of Canada's [[Universal Healthcare]] system and grandfather of Kiefer Sutherland, star of [[24]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000662/bio IMDB trivia and Bio page for Keifer Sutherland]</ref>. Said of Douglas '''"He pursued his radical ideas relentlessly until they became so mainstream rival politicians claimed them as their own"'''. Douglas also criticized Liberalism. <ref>[http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/parties_leaders/topics/851/ CBC historical archive on Tommy Douglas and the NDP.]</ref>

The '''New Democratic Party''' or '''NDP''' is a [[democratic socialist]] [[Canadian]] political party. Its current leader is [[Jack Layton]]. It is noted for being the party of [[Tommy Douglas]]<ref>[http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts/canadian_studies/english/about/study_guide/roots/ccf2ndp.html NDP Party history, tracing its roots from the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which had to change its image as it was seen by some as nearly Communist.]</ref>, founder of Canada's [[Universal Healthcare]] system and grandfather of Kiefer Sutherland, star of [[24]]<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000662/bio IMDB trivia and Bio page for Keifer Sutherland]</ref>. Said of Douglas '''"He pursued his radical ideas relentlessly until they became so mainstream rival politicians claimed them as their own"'''. Douglas also criticized Liberalism. <ref>[http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/parties_leaders/topics/851/ CBC historical archive on Tommy Douglas and the NDP.]</ref>

The NDP has traditionally been an opponent to both the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] and [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] as well as the separatist [[Bloc Québécois]].

The NDP has traditionally been an opponent to both the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] and [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal Party]] as well as the separatist [[Bloc Québécois]].