A Trifecta Of Losses For The NDP

   That's Brian Pallister. He's the newly elected Premier of Manitoba, as he and his Progressive Conservatives were swept into power last night. They took 40 of 57 seats in that province's legislature, and ended 16 years of NDP rule. It's been a rough month for the NDP, with federal party leader Tom Mulcair being ousted at his party's convention, and Saskatchewan leader Cam Broten losing his bid for re-election in Saskatchewan.
   Manitoba leader Greg Selinger did win his home riding, but stepped down as leader right after his party's loss, winning just 14 seats, mostly in Winnipeg.
   The result is not a surprise, given a very unpopular move by the NDP in 2013 to raise the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) a full percentage point to 8 from 7. Then, there was a fractured caucus which saw 5 cabinet members stage a revolt against Selinger, triggering a leadership convention which he won by just 33 votes. But by and large, it was just the electorate wanting change.
   With his party's ouster last night, Alberta's Rachel Notley has the only socialist leaning government in Canada.

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