Stogran pulls out of NDP leadership race, blaming party insiders
TORONTO — One of the candidates for the NDP leadership race is quitting, blaming party insiders who he says don’t want to see him win.
Pat Stogran posted a video Saturday on YouTube, saying the inside workings of the NDP are “fundamentally flawed.”
“The fight to take on politics incorporated while also trying to take on the insiders of a political party that has no desire to see me win has proven insurmountable,” he said in the five-minute video.
He also said the party has put “major obstacles” in place for candidates trying to grow the party’s base from the grassroots.