Mulcair paints Liberals, Tories as identical corrupt, entitled twins

SASKATOON – NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is making a concerted effort to paint the Liberals and the Conservatives as two old peas in the same corrupt, entitled, unaccountable pod.

Mulcair didn’t mention Justin Trudeau directly in a speech today to the NDP caucus.

But the subtext was clear: don’t be fooled into thinking that the shiny new Liberal leader heralds a different way of doing politics.

Liberals have vaulted into the lead in most polls since Trudeau took the helm in April, relegating the NDP to its traditional third-place slot.

After barely acknowledging his existence for five months, Mulcair has recently gone on the offensive against Trudeau.

Mulcair says Liberals and Conservatives are “old-line parties of the past” with similar records when it comes to Senate corruption, income inequality and protecting their entitlements and well-connected friends.