Post by bot on Mar 16, 2013 22:56:15 GMT -5
My fellow New Democrat,
We're building a fairer, greener and more prosperous country for all – and bringing that vision to the world stage.
This week I joined our leader, Tom Mulcair, on a historic trip to Washington. Together with fellow MP David Christopherson and Hélène Laverdière, your New Democrats were hard at work to strengthen our partnership with our American neighbours. Now that we’re back in Canada, I want to update you on everything we accomplished.
The goal of this trip was to introduce the NDP to key American decision-makers. And I'm happy to tell you that we found a very receptive audience.
Our American partners were eager to learn more about the NDP, because we're the party best positioned to defeat Stephen Harper in 2015. And they were especially interested in hearing where Tom Mulcair and an NDP government would lead our great country.
New Democrats met with White House officials and prominent American politicians, including Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean. We also met with key decision makers from the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Center for American Progress and the Canadian-American Business Council.
And on Wednesday, Tom gave an address at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington about how we can build a balanced and sustainable economy in North America and around the world.
Watch the full video of Tom Mulcair’s speech here.
links.ndp.ca/a/l.x?t=jkmhajbkjkhgdkpbjpeakmhehf&M=7&v=4
I can't tell you how proud I am to have been a part of this historic trip. Tom brought our values to the world stage – not only for New Democrats, but for all Canadians.
That’s real leadership.
Paul Dewar
Foreign Affairs Critic
Canada’s New Democrats