The NDP Convention....

I think my head would explode if I was there...

OK, there are some ways you know that you are at an NDP convention, even if you didn’t see the big signs of Jack Layton and the abundance of orange tee-shirts.

First, everybody calls each other brother and sister.

Second, a female delegate reminds the chair that, when speaking to resolutions, gender parity must be recognized. In other words, after a man has spoken a woman goes next even if the man got there first.

Third, a man takes the mic to let everyone know that there is a special bathroom for transgendered and other people who don't feel comfortable in facilities designated for men or women.

Fourth, there are two anti-harassment officers roaming the floor and an entire procedure that must be followed if one feels harassed.