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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
The Canadian health care system is not as envied as Canadians think it is, and Tommy Douglas and the NDP party that fought for universal health care was the party 50 years ago which has little in common or tied with the modern party despite being on similar sides of the political spectrum.
Layton and the modern day NDP have no real accomplishments on their CVs in their tenure other than bringing the party from the fringe to the official opposition.
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Thats somewhat amusing (the last sentence). Bringing a party from the fringe to the official opposition is a real accomplishment! We might not agree with their policies, or deride the MPs as a bunch of rookies, but its still very impressive.