Federal NDP Leadership Race - What do you want out of Canada's progressive party?

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Originally Posted by Wolven

When climate is #10 on the list, you put it on the backburner. His focus should be issue #1 and I would argue it is based on his early comments in the leadership race.

Even if you look at a different pollster that structures the issues differently, they have cost of living wrapped up with jobs, inflation, and the economy and that whole package sits at #1. #2 is US relations. Then Party Leadership, Health care, Housing. Climate comes in at #7.

There has been a lot of talk about chewing gum and walking. I think Avi (or anyone running to be a party leader) is able to chew gum (have a climate policy) and walk (everything above climate on the lists) at the same time.

You clearly haven't been paying attention to what Avi Lewis says and continuous to say.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1989132346017435857

https://twitter.com/user/status/1975953201955541067

https://twitter.com/user/status/1973550944752378167

He would platform the Leap Manifesto back in right away if he ever got party support.

I don't get it. The NDP do actually have some leaders that actually talk a good labour game with a focus on such. Why pick out Lewis out of them?

[GGG]

There is a difference between Anti - Oil and good climate policy. His messaging is anti oil. Anti oil is an Anti labour position.

I think talking about positively funding green projects while making tax revenues off of oil would be a much better approach.

[TorqueDog]

Agreed. We need to maximize the resource we have while it is viable to do so, and use the fruits of that to aid the transition into climate-friendly initiatives. Guys like Avi would have us shut down oil tomorrow if he could will it into being. Avi should join the Greens.