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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
The NDP is a single party across Canada with provincial branches and those provincial branches only exist under the NDP federal constitution so long as the provincial branches are not in conflict with the federal NDP constitution and principles.
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Nope:
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PROVINCIAL PARTIES
1. Each province of Canada shall have a fully autonomous provincial Party, provided its constitution and principles are not in conflict with those of the Federal Party.
2. In the event of dispute as to whether any particular organization is or is not a provincial Party in good standing, the Federal Council of the Party is empowered to rule on whether an organization shall continue to be a provincial Party, subject to appeal to Convention.
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If you read the constitution and principles, “not in conflict” essentially requires provincial parties that want to use the name to avoid directly contradicting the spirit or overarching ethos of the NDP or the procedural elements laid out in its constitution.
Basically, you can’t move a provincial NDP party into a socially far right capitalist paradise that fights against workers having rights, and if you do, the punishment is that you can’t call yourself NDP.
Scary stuff!