The race is well underway now in both the Liberal and NDP camps to elect a new leader … one who for the Liberals will automatically become Premier --- and for the NDP, one who will be leader of the opposition.
As you will recall the NDP recently were the butt of numerous jokes over their party policy which requires that at least one of the top 3 positions in the party must be held by a woman, With the President and Treasurer both being men, that pretty much left the party leaders position open.
So the party of social justice and gender equality has how many women running?? Hmmmmm, let’s see there’s ……………… no one. 6 guys are running to be leader of the New Democrats --- although to give them credit one candidate, Fraser Nicola MLA Hari Lali was born in India
So that leaves then the Liberal party as the party of social and gender equality – right? Well they too have 6 people running – and although two are female – none appear to be from any kind of minority.
BUT, is that how any political party should be selecting and electing a leader? What has happened to the principle that we should be electing the best person for the job? Disagree if you want, but having quotas, or perceived ideas about the type of person that should be running flies in the face of democracy.
