Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is speaking to #bcndp50 about his record. "We can be proud of our legacy." #bcpoli
Clark is talking parks, tuition freezes, infrastructure built with union labour. #bcndp50
Clark left office in scandal but has been welcomed as a hero by about 700 delegates. #bcndp50
Clark departs to standing ovation saying Dix will build on #bcndp's history. #bcndp50
Clark's now-concluded appearance was rare return to partisan spotlight for ex premier. #bcndp
The forum for federal leadership contenders is taking place at a convention of the B.C. NDP, so many provincial politicians have been speaking.
Glen Clark's return came in the midst of retrospective of party's history. Now on stage: Joy MacPhail. #bcndp50
Ujjal Dosanjh seems, however, to have been snipped out of #bcndp50 history.
They're ready to go: the 9 candidates for federal NDP leadership forum before #bcndp50 meeting. #NDPldr
This is impt forum for ndp leadership candidates. About one-third of fed-NDP members in B.C #NDPldr #cdnpoli
Only 700 of estimated 31,000 BC NDPers in room, but influential 700. #bcndp #NDPldr
Robert Chisholm begins, touting his work building NS NDP. "That is the experience I want to bring to this party." #bcndp50 #NDPldr
Opening statement from Thomas Mulcair. Touts 5 years working with Jack Layton to build Que NDP. Next step: beating PMSH. Thanks. #NDPldr
Brian Topp says 1st priority beating "regressive" Clark government then PMSH. Booed for running beyond time. #NDPldr
Peggy Nash running "to make Canada's economy work" and beat Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2015. #NDPldr
Paul Dewar says 3rd time in 6 weeks in BC. Plays to crowd by saying he's inspired by #bcndp efforts. #NDPldr
Nathan Cullen: "It's great to be home." #NDPldr
Chisholm and Topp effusive about #occupy movement, but Mulcair says #ndp can reach youth by recruiting young candidates. #NDPldr
Peggy Nash dubs fed Tories "wrecking ball" of global action to reduce global warming. Ashton & Saganash pretty much in synch. #NDPldr
Dewar, on Attawapiskat, says would promise First Nations clean water, better housing and education in 10 years.#NDPldr
Odd question: What drives you to do what you do? To get up in a.m? #NDPldr
Chisholm: Keeping Canada great. #NDPldr
Mulcair: making Canada a better place. #NDPldr
Topp: Ed Broadbent turned him on to ndp; prospect is making ndp dreams happen. #NDPldr
The other part of the question is: what gets you up in the morning? #NDPldr
Ashton: NDP government to build equality. #NDPldr
Nash: Family gave her passion for social justice and building better country; concrete govt action to do both. #NDPldr
Saganash: as a child, the cold. Bringing people together. #NDPldr
Oddly silo-like event. Candidates are not engaging each other. #NDPldr
Dewar: Taking better care of each other. "That's what's getting me up." #NDPldr
Cullen: 16-month old twins get him up when home in Smithers, but it's a blessingn he says. #NDPldr
Singh: Creating national pharmacare plan for Canada. #NDPldr
Mulcair, Saganash, Singh agree health-accord renewal impt. Singh backs national pharmacare prog that will cost his pharmacies $. #NDPldr
No inter-candidate sparks yet in #NDPldr forum.
Nash, Chisholm &Cullen all agree on need for national child-care program, but no time for details in 60 second slots. #NDPldr
And now we're into closing statements. #NDPldr
That's a wrap on #NDPldr forum here in Vancouver.
The debate has now ended. Thanks, everyone, for following along with us.
Stay tuned to globeandmail.com for more coverage and analysis on the NDP leadership race.
Globe and Mail reporter Ian Bailey covered a federal NDP leadership debate in Vancouver Saturday night, the second formal forum in the race.
Former B.C. premier Glen Clark is speaking to #bcndp50 about his record. "We can be proud of our legacy." #bcpoliby Ian Bailey via twitter edited by Chris Hannay 12/11/2011 12:54:32 AM
