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Dominic Cardy Leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party Incumbent Assumed office
March 2, 2011Preceded by Jesse Travis Personal details Political party New Brunswick New Democratic Party Dominic Cardy is a Canadian politician. He was selected as the leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party in the party's leadership election process on March 2, 2011. A resident of Fredericton, Cardy was the party's campaign director in the 2010 provincial election.[1]
Cardy was acclaimed party leader after the only other candidate for the position, Pierre Cyr, was disqualified.[1] The acclamation was contested with one member of the party's executive, Nicole O'Byrne, resigning in protest after she objected that the leadership contest rules did not allow the party's electoral officer to acclaim a candidate without a vote of the party membership.[2]
Cardy previously worked for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) between 2001 and 2008. He served as country director for NDI in Nepal, Bangladesh and Cambodia.[3]
Earlier, in 2000, Cardy co-founded NDProgress, a moderate faction within the NDP that advocated the party's modernization and which was identified with the Third Way ideology of British Labour Party leader Tony Blair.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Cardy is N.B.'s new NDP leader". CBC News. March 2, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/03/02/nb-cardy-new-ndp-leader.html. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "NDP facing fissures over Cardy's leadership". CBC News. May 18, 2011. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2011/05/18/nb-cardy-ndp-leadership-557.html. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "Dominic Cardy joins the Forum as director for Asia-Pacific Programs". Forum on Federations. Forum on Federations. November 20, 2008. http://www.forumfed.org/en/events/20_11_08.php. Retrieved March 24, 2011.
- ^ biography dominiccardy.ca
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