New Democratic Party
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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[1], founder of Canada's Universal Healthcare system and grandfather of Kiefer Sutherland, star of 24[2]. 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. [3]
The NDP has traditionally been an opponent to both the Conservative Party and Liberal Party as well as the separatist Bloc Québécois.
- ↑ [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.
- ↑ IMDB trivia and Bio page for Keifer Sutherland
- ↑ CBC historical archive on Tommy Douglas and the NDP.