It's seldom a bad idea for a political party to be seen building up its presence within a particular pool of voters: for example, Jason Kenney's efforts to tap into different cultural communities on the Cons' behalf were likely made a lot more effective by the media attention they received. Which is why today's news about the NDP's designation of Bob Gallagher to oversee party-building efforts in Toronto is probably a plus on the balance.
But it's worth a reminder that the goal of building up a party capable of winning a substantial chunk of the GTA will involve an awful lot more work than a single staffer can carry out (or even supervise directly). And it'll be a serious concern if the NDP is counting on shuffling personnel around within the current organizational model to produce future gains, rather than building the kind of party behind the scenes which can move the headlines when they count the most.
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