New column day
Last week, I wrote that the NDP should be careful about assuming that changes in leadership would necessarily help in a needed process of party renewal.Obviously, both elected to seek…
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Supporting two NDPs
Like many members of the federal NDP, I support a shift back to socialism from wherever it is we have drifted. The now famous (or infamous) Leap Manifesto may help…
Supporting two NDPs
Like many members of the federal NDP, I support a shift back to socialism from wherever it is we have drifted. The now famous (or infamous) Leap Manifesto may help…
Supporting two NDPs
Like many members of the federal NDP, I support a shift back to socialism from wherever it is we have drifted. The now famous (or infamous) Leap Manifesto may help…
Annoyed Ontario Liberals and Wynne’s Autism Echo Chamber:
This blog will be dedicated moving forward to following the conversations and policy discussions about Ontario’s new autism policy. The discussions going on right now are a national ethical and…
Thomas Mulcair: Should he be interim NDP leader?
In the past couple of days I’ve read a few tweets and quotes in articles from people suggesting that it would be inappropriate for Thomas Mulcair to remain as interim…
Lame Duck L’Orange
An orange shock wave rolled over the Canadian political landscape yesterday. In its wake Tom Mulcair’s leadership of the NDP came to a sudden, even shocking end. Some time ago…
The NDP Gunfight at the Edmonton Corral.
Who knew? Premier Rachel Notley in her Annie Oakley role had no choice but play to the home town crowd. Now former New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair probably wished he…
Will Notley get a pipeline built?
In a recent Rabble article, David Climenhaga quotes a unite-the-right Albertan as predicting that if the NDP "actually get a pipeline built. … they're going to govern for the next…
Will Notley get a pipeline built?
In a recent Rabble article, David Climenhaga quotes a unite-the-right Albertan as predicting that if the NDP “actually get a pipeline built. … they’re going to govern for the next…
Will Notley get a pipeline built?
In a recent Rabble article, David Climenhaga quotes a unite-the-right Albertan as predicting that if the NDP "actually get a pipeline built. … they're going to govern for the next…
Sunday Morning Links
This and that for your Sunday reading.- Jason Hinkel writes that for as much attention as global inequality has received in recent years, it may be significantly more of a…
Choose your progressives
Choose your drug policy: harm reduction...#CdnPoli #HarmReduction "@VanAlias: #NDP2016 passed this. pic.twitter.com/D6nkKaTAi9"— Susan Gapka (@SusanGapka) April 9, 2016 ...or harm retention.
The Sad Surrender of the NDP’s Youth Wing
They complained about the way Tom Mulcair and his party marginalized them during the last election, or treated them like children.They complained about the way they were sent out to…
Be Unconventional – Create a Revolution in Policy….
Mulcair and the NDP head into couples therapy at convention NDP leader faces a divided party, with some calling for his departure and others standing behind him By Chris Hall,…
Up for discussion
Kady O'Malley has already highlighted a few of the noteworthy resolutions (PDF) submitted to this weekend's NDP policy convention. But I'll point out a few more which look to me…
Kathleen Wynne’s All Out Assault on Autistic Kids Continues With New Developments
(Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s Decisions on Autism Services Politics Not Evidence Based Experts Say) There has been very strong reaction to Kathleen Wynne’s decision to de-fund therapy for kids with…
New column day
Here (via PressReader), on the leadership choices facing the federal and provincial NDP - and why neither should be too quick to assume that changing leaders will necessarily help to…
New Democrats missing the point, again
The Leap ManifestoAfter having a leader and a campaign that completely misread the electorate and botched their best chance at power in their history, some very smart people are deciding…
New Democrats missing the point, again
The Leap ManifestoAfter having a leader and a campaign that completely misread the electorate and botched their best chance at power in their history, some very smart people are deciding…