by Carlito Pablo on Aug 28, 2013   http://www.straight.com

Adrian Dix is facing a leadership review in November.    Picture: Yolande Cole

Some New Democrats are getting an early start on their fall convention.

On the weekend following Labour Day, three of the four B.C. NDP constituency associations on the North Shore will elect delegates to the November convention at which Adrian Dix will face a leadership review.

Members from North Vancouver–Seymour, North Vancouver–Lonsdale, and West Vancouver–Capilano will hold a joint meeting on September 7 and choose their respective delegates, according to David Schreck.

The former B.C. NDP representative for North Vancouver–Lonsdale expects talk during the gathering to zero in on the fates of Dix, who failed to lead New Democrats to victory in this year’s provincial election, and party president Moe Sihota.

“People know that the leadership of the party screwed up, and somebody has to pay for that,” Schreck told the Straight by phone.

A panel is holding a review of the B.C. NDP’s loss, and its report will be taken up at the convention. “People don’t want to be told that really everything is okay, that voters made a mistake,” Schreck said.

Dix has taken the summer off to ponder his future.