Dominic Cardy
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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.
Cardy was acclaimed party leader after the only other candidate for the position, Pierre Cyr, was disqualified. 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.
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
.
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
.
New Brunswick New Democratic Party
The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...
in the party's leadership election
New Brunswick New Democratic Party leadership election, 2011
The New Brunswick New Democratic Party, a social democratic political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, scheduled a leadership election for April 16, 2011, following the resignation of previous leader Roger Duguay on October 25, 2010....
process on March 2, 2011. A resident of Fredericton, Cardy was the party's campaign director in the 2010 provincial election.
Cardy was acclaimed party leader after the only other candidate for the position, Pierre Cyr, was disqualified. 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.
Cardy previously worked for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs is an organization created by the United States government by way of the National Endowment for Democracy to channel grants for furthering democracy in developing nations. It was founded in 1983, shortly after the U.S. Congress created...
(NDI) between 2001 and 2008. He served as country director for NDI in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
, Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
and Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
.
Earlier, in 2000, Cardy co-founded NDProgress
NDProgress
NDProgress was a pressure group or faction within the Canadian federal New Democratic Party. Founded in 2000, NDProgress pushed for structural reform of the party as a means of increasing its electoral success....
, a moderate faction within the NDP that advocated the party's modernization and which was identified with the Third Way
Third way (centrism)
The Third Way refers to various political positions which try to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of right-wing economic and left-wing social policies. Third Way approaches are commonly viewed from within the first- and second-way perspectives as...
ideology of British Labour Party leader Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
.