NDP Leader Tom Mulcair laid out his fall agenda while mapping out the party's road to the next federal election in 2015, in a speech to his caucus Wednesday morning in Saskatoon.
Mulcair said his Opposition New Democrats have held the Conservatives to account over the last two years "for scandal and mismanagement, for gutting environmental protections and slashing funding for our cities. For throwing workers off EI and raising the retirement age for OAS."
The New Democrats have strong ties to Saskatchewan, the party where its forerunner, the CCF, was born, and Mulcair is expected to laud Saskatchewan as not only the birthplace of the NDP, but of public health care too.
Mulcair was also expected to set himself up as the strongest leader to take on Prime Minister Stephen Harper, drawing a contrast with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Although Trudeau is at ease talking to Canadians, his performance in question period last spring was weaker than Mulcair's.
The expenses scandal in the Senate is bound to come up in Mulcair's speech to his 99 MPs, especially after he spent the summer travelling the country on the "roll up the red carpet" tour, referring to the Upper Chamber's red decor.
The speech kicks off the third and last day of the party's summer retreat.
MPs held a fundraiser last night at a local bar, with the proceeds going to support Saskatoon candidates.
The party runs second to the Conservatives in Saskatchewan and doesn't hold any seats in the province, despite its deep roots, but new riding boundaries should help the NDP.
The new ridings will include several urban ridings, rather than rural-urban splits, and come into effect in time for the 2015 federal election.
Read prepared text of Tom Mulcair's speech:
Tom Mulcair Caucus Retreat Speech (PDF)
Tom Mulcair Caucus Retreat Speech (Text)
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