My son Ben has joined the NDP at age 13. He is interested in learning about politics and the political system and wants to have a say and therefore I encouraged him to join one of the parties for the leadership race, he went with the NDP.
Personally I have become a libertarian-lite in my politics over the last fifteen years or so years. I know I have very strong political opinions and express them loudly but I would prefer my sons to make up their own minds and come to their political views through their own process and not because they think they should agree with me. I have no problem with any of them joining any party they want, though there are some that if they where choose them I would wonder about their general intelligence and sense of fairness.
Ben has 90 days now to learn enough about the candidates for him to make an informed decision. I am certain he will be able to do it. He comes at this with an open mind and a willingness to learn. As he learns more in the process, I will post what he is doing, I might even have him post his thoughts on the candidates as he goes along.
For you NDP campaigns out there, Ben can be reached at ben@shama.ca and 250-298-7501. He is the sort of person that if believes in something he will take action and volunteer.
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