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Wednesday 30 March 2011
Hard on the heels of Jack Layton's call on NDP and Liberal supporters to ensure a change of government – by voting out Conservative candidates one Tory at a time – the NDP candidate Ryan Dolby has stepped out of the race for Eglin-Middlesex-London to ensure that a progressive candidate wins:
Ryan Dolby says he will support Liberal candidate Graham Warwick, in his effort to unseat Conservative Joe Preston.Dolby told radio station AM980 he didn't want to split the vote.He also ran for the NDP in 2008, finishing third with 9,135 votes. Preston was re-elected with 22,970 votes, while Liberal Suzanne Van Bommel was second with 11,169.Warwick said he was surprised by the news and declined immediate comment.Dolby says he did not discuss his decision with federal New Democrat officials.“I think it's the best decision on behalf of my family, my community, and my country to do whatever I can to make sure there isn't a Conservative victory, especially in this riding,” he said.“I want to make sure we get a progressive MP — one that cares about improvements to Canada Pension Plan, improvements to employment insurance, believes in democracy instead of contempt, and believes in sustainable job creation instead of building more prisons.”
Hat tip to Far and Wide.
The Cat salutes the first hero of the 2011 election campaign to do something strategic to make sure we have a progressive-centre government instead of the Harper neocon one!
Way to go, Ryan!
Millions of Canadians are today breathing a sigh of relief to see you and Jack starting the breaking of the logjam.
Now let's see some more NDP candidates and some Liberal candidates do the math and Do A Ryan to stop Harper!
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