# Canada's NDP and their positive performance in the last election

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**Created:** [April 9, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-ndp-and-their-positive-performance-in-the-last-election/751664 "2016-04-09T15:31:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-ndp-and-their-positive-performance-in-the-last-election/751664/41 "2016-04-14T21:38:00Z")

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> [@wolfpup](#):
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> Considering that Trudeau’s favorable rating is still in the stratosphere and the other two major parties don’t even have leaders at the moment, that doesn’t seem like a particularly risky prediction!

Wouldn’t matter. Actually, it doesn’t matter at all, since the election isn’t today. What matters is we re-elect governments.

It remains to be seen if the NDP is smart enough to play the long game.

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