The man in the middle

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NDP Leader Jack Layton will contrast his “new thinking” with the “old thinking” of Liberals and Conservatives when he takes the floor Sunday at the end of his party's three-day policy convention.

He will try to convince voters that he offers something they haven't seen before – and that he is the man of the middle.

It could be a tough sell for a guy who has led the federal New Democratic Party for nearly seven years and through three elections, and who spent the full $20-million allowed in 2008, yet walked away with just a handful of additional seats.

But Mr. Layton sees a gap opening for New Democrats in Canada's political centre, as Michael Ignatieff moves his Liberal Party further to the right.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/the-man-in-the-middle/article1251300/

If he is in the middle, who are the others?

I don't need another party on the right.

Maybe my $1.75/Yr has to be closely evaluated.