The times - they are a changin - NDP Fundraiser

These things are good to know.

Photo From the Telegram at NDP Fundraiser

I am not being critical here - just simply noting a change in position.

That is to say ordinary Canadians, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians, citizens need to understand that the NDP are very willing now to have a dinner at $150 per plate for access to the New Leader Thomas Mulcair.

The question is - can ordinary Canadians, those on a fixed income, those needing income support, or families with one income or two lower incomes - afford to attend such a dinner?

We all know the answer to that.

So now we need to know if this is the change the NDP were looking for? Is this the change Thomas Mulcair brings?

If so fair enough - that will make it a little more difficult for people who are left of center or center in their ideology to decide if they go Liberal or NDP.

The NDP with this latest move have certainly changed their tune regarding such fundraising dinners.

Below read a couple of comments from the old NDP:

Canada's two biggest political parties are being accused of returning to the "bad old days" of Canadian politics by holding big-money fundraisers that dangle promises that guests will receive access to the nation's powerbrokers. Manitoba NDP MP Pat Martin lashed out Sunday at fundraising galas such as the $500-a-head event being hosted by Conservative House Leader John Baird next month, which is reportedly being advertised as a chance to meet cabinet ministers and other caucus members.

"It undermines the notion that government is accessible to everybody," Martin said.



But a $550-a-plate fundraising dinner slated for Monday night in Sudbury has garnered criticism from local unions and the NDP, as about 3,000 workers with Vale Inco enter their seventh week on the picket lines with no negotiations between the company and the union.

Some workers along the picket line described the dinner as a "slap in the face" and said they planned to protest outside the event.

Sudbury New Democrat MP Glenn Thibeault also plans to hold a dinner of his own, serving spaghetti and salad at $5.50 a plate to support miners who find themselves without a job.
"My whole meal … is going to cost about $550 to feed about 150 to 200 people, so there's a big difference here," he said.

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I wonder if we can conclude that many unemployed people who were in the fishery, forestry, and federal jobs could have afforded this access to Thomas Mulcair?

Is the deal that now the NDP can raise funds this way as a result of a better showing federally - therefore it's okay (hypocritical) or is it that the NDP have changed their position on fundraising (new direction)?

Let the voters know and then we can make an educated choice.