Posted on Fri, Jan 27, 2012, 1:09 pm by Colin Horgan
Ahead of this weekend’s leadership debate in Halifax, New Democrat leadership candidates Paul Dewar and Thomas Mulcair each announced respective endorsements from other MPs.
Dewar pulled in two MPs Friday, receiving a nod from Ontario MPs Claude Gravelle and Irene Mathyssen.
Mathyssen has served as MP for London-Fanshawe since 2006, and Gravelle has represented the Nickel Belt riding in Ottawa since 2008. Gravelle is also a fluent French speaker, which could lend some needed confidence in Dewar, who has been criticized in the past for not having a good grip on the language. Dewar has been attending French lessons in an effort to beef up his abilities before the leadership convention on March 24 in Toronto.
In a statement released by Dewar’s campaign, Gravelle and Mathyssen both praised Dewar for what they see as his ability to garner appeal in multiple regions of the country.
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Rookie Newfoundland MP Ryan Cleary threw his support behind Mulcair Friday. Mulcair is widely seen as appealing most to voters in Quebec, given his past as a provincial cabinet minister.
“Thomas has Newfoundland and Labrador’s back in terms of the issues that affect us most. We made incredible gains in the last election and, with his leadership, we will make even more in 2015,” Cleary said in a statement.
Mulcair was due to make an announcement in St. John’s Friday, but the event had to be cancelled due to poor weather.
The MP endorsements are not out of the ordinary. Both Peggy Nash and Brian Topp also each have a number of current MPs backing their campaigns for leadership.
Topp boasts some new, high-profile MPs like Alexandre Boulerice, Jinny Sims, Charmaine Borg, and Libby Davies.
For her part, Nash has received endorsements from Randall Garrison, Dany Morin, Anne Minh-Thu Quach, and Marjorlaine Boutin-Sweet.
Sunday’s leadership debate in Halifax is due to start at 2 p.m. ATL.
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