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Originally Posted by Wolven
Since the last election I have been curious about the next steps for the NDP. I feel like they have lost their way over the last couple of decades and that they need a hard reset to get back on track. Their history is largely a socialist / progressive / populist party that is heavily aligned with the working class and average citizens (and goes all the way back to the CCF founding in Calgary!).
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Alright. I agree, let's see what they can do to combat the out of touch ideological mess they have created for themselves and get back to being a worker's party.
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Originally Posted by Wolven
My hot take at the start of the race.
I think Avi is my favourite. He gives Zorhan vibes right off of the bat and I really like that his first talking point is about nationalizing grocery stores. I will leave a couple of videos here for any of you interested in hearing his
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Well it was a good 8 minutes.
Here's a few links to see why he is not the answer and is actually the biggest problem for the NDP.
https://theleap.org/our-team/
https://canadians.org/sites/default/...umn16-leap.pdf
https://macleans.ca/news/canada/avi-...eap-manifesto/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opin...ticle29629853/
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In the past week, I've been called a "downtown Toronto political dilettante," and "a millstone around the neck" of Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley. The Leap Manifesto, which I helped write and launch with dozens of others from across the country, has been called "ungenerous, short-sighted and…a betrayal of the people who voted NDP" in Alberta.
And that was just from people I consider friends.
It's time to speak some truth about this controversial document. In fact, the Leap Manifesto came out of a meeting (yes, held in Toronto) that brought together dozens of social-movement activists from six provinces: Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, B.C. and Alberta. It is a consensus statement – literally written by committee – that reflects a common vision from across a spectrum of different causes.
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Born Avram David Lewis
Toronto, Ontario
He's downright obsessed with the Leap Manifesto and one of the founders, to the point where he preferred having the Alberta NDP collapse than mind his tongue about destructive policies against other provinces that are led by the NDP. Avi Lewis is one of the main reasons why I believe the Alberta NDP needs to cut ties from the federal NDP for being completely out of touch and harming their chances.
The guy is pretty much unelectable and had to go out in NDP friendly Vancouver land to try to get elected. He tried his hand at West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country and failed, and tried Vancouver Centre and failed. Both are hard hitting workers first areas of course.
So a Torontonian criticized by his own party for his Toronto centric views, residing and failing to get elected in Vancouver (and failing in such a gimme area twice, both as 3rd choice) is the saviour of the NDP to fight for...checks note...become the workers party again?
Frankly, if people like you are vouching for people like Avi Lewis as the salvation for the NDP, the NDP doesn't need enemies.