Another Political Departure

   Yesterday, I blogged about the ouster of the leader of the federal NDP, Tom Mulcair, after his party's convention.
   The Saskatchewan NDP will also need to hold a leadership convention, following the departure of Cam Broten, who had held the reigns since 2013. Mr. Broten was not ousted by the provincial wing of the party. He was ousted by voters. As mentioned in a previous post, Broten and the NDP were soundly trounced in the provincial election last Monday, with Broten losing his own Saskatoon seat.
   He could have stayed on as leader, asking for another MLA to step down and triggering a by-election. He chose not to do so. In my opinion, he had no option but to step aside.
   The party had hoped to make inroads into the SaskParty's majority. They failed. Had Broten retained his seat, this post would be a moot point. He did not.
   The 37 year old was first elected in 2007, and took over as leader in 2013, after the party was decimated at the polls, with then leader Dwayne Lingenfelter also failing to secure his seat. No word yet on an interim leader, or when a full convention will be held to choose his successor.

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