Involvement With The New Brunswick NDP
As federal MP, Godin had a strained relationship with former New Democratic Party of New Brunswick leader Elizabeth Weir. Following her resignation in 2005, however, there were rumours that Godin might resign his federal seat and run to replace her as provincial party leader at the party's 2005 leadership convention. Ultimately, Godin declined to stand as a candidate, and Allison Brewer was elected NB NDP leader.
Following a poor showing in the 2006 New Brunswick provincial election, Brewer also resigned, and there were renewed rumours Godin would seek the leadership. However Godin demurred again, instead endorsing former priest Roger Duguay. Duguay had run in the provincial riding of Miramichi Bay-Neguac in the last provincial election, and received 26.2% of the vote, the best showing of any NDP candidate. The Miramichi Bay-Neguac riding overlaps with Godin's federal riding. Duguay was subsequently elected leader at the party's October 13, 2007 leadership convention.
Godin is adamantly opposed to Ottawa ceding jurisdiction over EI to Quebec. "At this time, I'm completely against it," Godin said in an interview. "That program belongs to the workers of the country, not to the government. My worry is that Quebec says, 'Okay, we want to have EI for Quebec,' and then what stops Alberta to say, 'We want it too' and Ontario (to) say, 'We want it too?'
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