Andrea Horwath touts her commitment to diversity. So why has she let the NDP’s Black caucus disintegrate? Opinion by reggcohn
Now, it may be destined for the dustbin of history.
For Kevin Yarde, perhaps the party’s best-known Black MPP, Horwath’s words sound like empty slogans after just one election cycle. A television personality familiar to longtime viewers, Yarde caught the ear of the legislature with his booming, broadcast-quality voice. The Tories don’t allow incumbents to be unseated, nor do the Liberals. The NDP styles itself as the party of open democracy, but also diversity — and reconciling those two laudable goals takes lots of work.
“Exactly,” agreed Rima Berns-McGown . “If we are a team, then we support and lift each other up. If we don’t, there’s a deep, deep, systemic and structural problem.”
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