OPTIONS FORM

Please rate each options below by choosing either high, medium, or low, to indicate each option's potential for success.

OPTIONS FOR COOPERATION AT THE PARTY LEVEL

1. Parties agree to focus attacks on Liberals and not each other. High Medium Low

1a. … Provincial councils of both parties focus on some common values and policies and agree to cooperate in those areas. High Medium Low

2. NDP and Green Party (leaders, provincial councils, party committees) agree to identify constituencies where the combined progressive support could win and work out a strategy/formula/process for selecting or withdrawing party candidates High Medium Low

2a. … based on 2001 election results. High Medium Low

2b. … based on independent poll two weeks before the 2005 election. High Medium Low

2c. … Candidates who withdraw would throw their support to the candidate of the other party. High Medium Low

2d. … Selected candidates run under a joint ticket NDP-Greens. High Medium Low

2e. … Prior to the poll, the two leaders debate policy and platform. High Medium Low

2f. … The identified constituencies may or may not ratify the agreement. High Medium Low

2g. … No candidates pull out but parties support leading progressive in constituencies where vote splitting might elect a Liberal. Encourage strategic voting in those constituencies only. High Medium Low

3. NDP and Green Party (leaders, provincial councils, party committees) agree to openly divvy up all 79 constituencies High Medium Low

3a. … based on 2001 results. High Medium Low
3b. … based on an independent poll two weeks before 2005 election. High Medium Low

4. The Green Party agrees not to run in 9 constituencies; the NDP agrees not to run in 9 other constituencies. Both parties would run in 70 constituencies, the minimum number set by the leaders in the 2001 election to allow participation in the leaders' televised debate High Medium Low

5. Parties agree to step down in other leader's constituency as a minimum. High Medium Low

6. (Process) Leaders meet to explore pros and cons, conditions, and obstacles to cooperation. Put together two-party team to draw up framework for agreement not to split the vote in key constituencies. Provincial councils ratify framework and work out details. High Medium Low

7. Last Minute Endorsement Exchange - NDP and Green Party agree to run candidates as usual. Based on polls, the Broad Coalition would publicize what proportion of seats would likely be NDP and Green. Parties would endorse most popular candidates. High Medium Low

OPTIONS FOR COOPERATION AT THE CONSTITUENCY LEVEL

8. Constituency associations of the Green Party and NDP run candidates as usual. Close to election date, the progressive candidate who has the least support (based on independent constituency poll) drops out and puts his/her support behind the other candidate. High Medium Low

9. Constituency associations of both Green Party and NDP agree to support the candidate of the party that finished second to the Liberals in 2001. High Medium Low

10. From the above list, what are your three preferred options, which you feel are doable or have a chance of success?

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