摘要:In "Populism: A Qualified Defence" (SPE 5), John Richards offers us both a theoretical schema for dealing with populism and "a case for the populist political style" (p. 5) - a style that he commends to the Canadian Left. His central purpose is to save the New Democratic Party (NDP) with what he calls "left populism." While I have dealt with many of Richards' theoretical missteps and factual misrepresentations elsewhere, it is worth re-treading some of the ground for a number of reasons.