Toronto-Danforth MPP Peter Tabuns is rumoured to be building support for a leadership bid to replace Howard Hampton. Tabuns, voted best MPP by readers of NOW Magazine, is a former Toronto City Councillor and Executive Director of Greenpeace. It's Tabuns' environmental credentials that make him an attractive candidate in some circles. A Tabuns-led NDP could help fend off the upstart Ontario Greens and the fact that he is from Toronto would be a refreshing change for the caucus. However, Tabuns represents the same riding that federal NDP leader Jack Layton represents federally, which likely works against him. Tabuns is also considered to be charismatically-challenged, much like Hampton. In the end, he may run to be king-maker and give the party a green boost as part of a leadership campaign.
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Nice work on the leadership speculation.
Sid Ryan, previous to his losing streak, was considered a potential leadership candidate. Any speculation on whether he will toss his hat in the ring anyway? With the likely resignation of Lorne Calvert as leader of the Saskatchewan NDP, maybe Sid could move there and seek the leadership.
I think Ryan is pretty much done.
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