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GranteedEV · 11-10-2025, 12:04 AM

the NDP needs to be:

- Populist with a clear emphasis on combatting conservative propaganda. If they can't get the populist vote, they fail, regardless of the fact that true socialist policies require nuance, the average person does not understand nuance. We've seen that PP's tactics work, and we need a party that will target the PP types with their own level of dumbing down. Because the people the support PP's Verb the Noun are not conservatives, they're just not serious and the NDP is the actual party that fights for them

- Focused on winning rural ridings. And they need to remind people that they were a party of Saskatchewan and Alberta before they were a party of the entire country. A party that represents the farmers, the ranchers, and the people on the Oil Patch too (stuff like 7 on 3 off needs to reward the workers more than it actually does)

- led by someone charismatic and accomplished.

- clear in pushing for Canadian ownership of businesses. Whether that's crown corporations, cooperatives, or increasing regulations on foreign ownership (especially of the media).

- continuing to push good policies like the ones Jagmeet Singh got across the board with Trudeau

11-10-2025, 12:04 AM	#38
GranteedEV Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Calgary Exp:	the NDP needs to be: - Populist with a clear emphasis on combatting conservative propaganda. If they can't get the populist vote, they fail, regardless of the fact that true socialist policies require nuance, the average person does not understand nuance. We've seen that PP's tactics work, and we need a party that will target the PP types with their own level of dumbing down. Because the people the support PP's Verb the Noun are not conservatives, they're just not serious and the NDP is the actual party that fights for them - Focused on winning rural ridings. And they need to remind people that they were a party of Saskatchewan and Alberta before they were a party of the entire country. A party that represents the farmers, the ranchers, and the people on the Oil Patch too (stuff like 7 on 3 off needs to reward the workers more than it actually does) - led by someone charismatic and accomplished. - clear in pushing for Canadian ownership of businesses. Whether that's crown corporations, cooperatives, or increasing regulations on foreign ownership (especially of the media). - continuing to push good policies like the ones Jagmeet Singh got across the board with Trudeau __________________ "May those who accept their fate find happiness. May those who defy it find glory." Last edited by GranteedEV; 11-10-2025 at 12:09 AM.