Ryan Painter: I am a former NDP executive. Jagmeet Singh’s divisive politics are a dead-end for the party – For Singh and his caucus, the agenda is divide and conquer as opposed to build and inspire
Ryan Painter: I am a former NDP executive. Jagmeet Singh’s divisive politics are a dead-end for the party – For Singh and his caucus, the agenda is divide and conquer as opposed to build and inspire
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Jack Layton’s ghost is sighing so heavily seeing the political hellhole that NDP is becoming. 🥲
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” … Layton knew how to appeal to activists without allowing them to co-opt the party, …”
Do tell. Inquiring minds want to know.
Bitter “former NDP executive” posts a derogatory article on a people-of-Skippy website.
Doesnt help his credibility, or that of his message.
I doubt any of this guy’s concern is sincere, given the outlet he chose to convey it.
He clearly has an axe to grind but it doesn’t mean he’s wrong. I’m one of those elder millennials that not only sees the NDP offering nothing for me, it actively proposes policies that would punish me for my race and gender. Many of my friends and I voted for Layton but will now be voting for PP.
“When I am Prime Minister”
*everyone laughs*
Pretty fitting imo. 0 credibility and couldn’t lead his way out of a paper bag.
Bring back Mulcair. Dude would’ve made it a battle with PP to replace JT rather than a landslide for the Cons.
The only people he appeals to are urban public service unions. They compete mightily for that vote with the Liberals. Good riddance to both of those parties.
Isn’t it more divide and lose?
They had the chance to send a message to him as leader last summer and they didn’t. Now they’re being outflanked by conservatives of all people on traditional NDP affordability issues.
The party and its ranks can collectively go fuck themselves.
I like how Singh called all of Québec disgusting, and then is surprised that nobody in Québec votes NDP anymore. Must be because they are racists, right?
BuT OnLY CoNSeRvATivEs HAve thIS OpInIon…
As a white, gen x, male..If the choice is to be more inclusive and help groups who have been unrepresented or vote for a party that actively seeks out ways to punish those groups, I’ll stick with the NDP.
Those who have a problem with that were never NDP supporters to begin with.
The cons never have and will never support the working class.
This guy never worked with the NDP federally. He worked with the BC NDP almost a decade ago.
Somehow Corporations found a way to make the left work for them using their own empathy against them. Under the guise of openness and anti racism they managed to get the left to be ok with mass importation of cheap labour for wage suppression or else you’re racist. A smart but diabolical plan.
This will be his last election as leader at least. He should have stayed in provincial politics.
Is this really his agenda? Because he’s doing an absolute dogshit job of it.
Honestly how are they different from the liberals?
They’ve propped up the liberals despite all the scandals. They will vote for this budget despite being apparently disgusted with the disability benefits. They’re more interested in gender identity politics, have members who are openly anti semitic and using race as a wedge issue to divide us.
If you’re against the liberals I don’t see how you can be for the NDP.
Let’s face it, the only reason why NDP chose him as a leader because he is not white. They didn’t choose him based on his abilities and integrity.
Sounds like a threat of a take over.
I am shocked to see Jag and the rest of the NDP totally drop the ball since COVID regarding cost-of-living issues. Looking at the history and concept of the NDP, they theoretically should have been the FIRST in line, front and centre, fighting for the working man and directly addressing affordability in urban centres.
Instead they went with a mish-mash of climate change, gender stuff, and boo Cons that didn’t resonate with swing voters NOR their own voter base. Instead they held back on the Liberals for the sake of “the deal.” Instead, Jag never went on the streets talking to homeless people and business owners and average people like PP has and made a social media following for himself (which was so easy and obvious – NDP PR people should be fired for missing that one, standard practice for winning elections in the 2020s).
They gave away votes to PP on a silver platter. How many? We can only guess.
This is the wrong analysis. What Singh lacks is a vision for the country that is clearly different than the Liberals. He needs to be *more* divisive in this sense. So long as the NDP doesn’t have this they will always be junior liberals.
On the environmental stuff there’s no one talking to rural Canadians. The current proposals for electric cars and shared heating and walkable neighbourhoods simply aren’t a reality for rural Canada.
Lots of rural Canadians care about climate change and acting responsibly but no one is proposing any reasonable path forward that takes into account the realities of rural life in Canada.
Even with climate change, it gets cold in the winter and we need to heat our houses. Propane or heating oil is the only feasible option for many rural Canadians.
Nobody is building buses or trains into rural areas. Where are the alternatives to trucks and diesel?
Many rural Canadians get water from wells. Changes in the water table can be catastrophic. If you don’t have water, you can’t live and you can’t have animals. How do we improve water security for Canadians who rely on ground water?
NDP has become a disappointing party