Reaction to Gerald Caplan’s NDP column
On Friday, The Globe published a column from Gerald Caplan — who has worked for the provincial and federal NDP for many years — addressed to Andrea Horwath, saying he was concerned with the direction the Ontario NDP was taking during its campaign.
Here’s an excerpt:
Your election campaign has frankly been a mess. No coherent theme, no memorable policies, nothing to deal with the great concerns of New Democrats everywhere: increasing inequality, the precarious lives of so many working people, reduced public services, global warming. I’m afraid you offer little sense that you understand Ontario’s needs and that if elected you have any serious plan to meet them.
The column provoked a wealth of reaction on Twitter.
Oh-NDP-no-he-didn't – Gerald Caplan asks whether progressives even have a place in #ONDP via @GlobeDebate: http://t.co/NtAYfXXkA0 #ONvotes
— Vas(iliki) Bednar (@VassB) May 23, 2014
Yikes. now this really IS a traditional life-long NDPer upset: Do progressives even have a place in the Ontario NDP? http://t.co/9ZlpVs90Kw
— susanna kelley (@susannakelley) May 23, 2014
Yikes. Blunt cri de coeur fm NDP warhorse Gerald Caplan to @andreahorwath: Whither progressives? http://t.co/xt3td5hOCd #ONDP #voteon
— Martin Regg Cohn (@reggcohn) May 23, 2014
This letter could just as well have been addressed to the NB-NDP. #nbpoli #NB http://t.co/BdJjCgNSBT
— Richard Reeleder (@NBdatapoints) May 23, 2014
Couldn't agree more… @OntarioNDP have lost themselves (and my vote) http://t.co/HmA4XiDXsL
— Tara Cracknell (@Just_Tarable) May 23, 2014