OTTAWA — The NDP is weighing how to fast-track its campaign readiness in the case of a snap election, sources say, as its MPs weigh a budget vote that could trigger the fall of the Carney government.
Days before Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his first budget, the party’s governing body discussed giving its headquarters the power to nominate candidates speedily, including current leadership contestants, and outlined plans to run a pared-down campaign focusing on winning back ridings lost in the previous election rather than a leader-focused national operation, said two sources with knowledge of the discussions who were granted anonymity to speak freely.
