Earlier this week, we got our first answer to the question of what type of candidate we can expect to challenge for the Saskatchewan NDP in ridings currently held by the Sask Party. But while it's great to see strong crops of familiar NDP faces pursuing nominations, there can't be much doubt that the NDP will need to bring in some new support from outside the party. And that makes the latest addition to the Regina Coronation Park nomination race a particularly interesting one.
Tory McGregor was elected deputy leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party in 2008, and subsequently ran for them in the Cumberland by-election won by the NDP's Doyle Vermette. But now, it appears that he's putting together a run at the NDP nomination in Regina Coronation Park - which contrary to some concerns during the NDP's leadership race actually makes one more relatively high-profile Green figure joining the NDP than has moved in the opposite direction.
We'll find out soon whether Tory is able to bring enough new faces with him to contend for a nomination against the three strong contenders already in the race. But either way, the NDP should be glad to have his voice in the mix - and hopefully he'll be just the first of many Greens who see the chance to create positive change from within the NDP.
Edit: fixed typo.
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