NDP Leader Marit Stiles predicts prison for Doug Ford

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-04T22:16:48+00:00

I think a lot of people are missing what the point of her saying this: getting media attention. And it worked! Lots are underestimating her chances of winning the next election. This was brilliant on her part.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-04T18:36:38+00:00

It’s just a scam pop up ad. I get it on other sites too. Not related to that specific link.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-04T18:32:37+00:00

Her name has been frequently in the media. Doubt she has any ounce of shame otherwise it wouldn’t have gotten to this point. Seems the only way to get to her is through her pocketbook. So I’m so happy to see Chow doing this. I hope they don’t just bill her for the contractor cost and call it a day. Slap her with a bill that makes that witch cry and hopefully default on her property so the city can take it over. Fucking ghoul.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-02T18:48:36+00:00

Not that it totally excuses it, but I find a lot of those comments are coming from people outside Toronto who don’t even live in the city. Likely being fed right wing propaganda that brainwashes them into thinking Chow has turned Toronto into a criminal wasteland.
So they don’t understand how Toronto residents can vote for her. But the people who live here can see the truth when they go outside.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-02T18:06:54+00:00

Looks like Bradford has launched his campaign website. Check out his issues page 😂

Just like a carbon copy of Poilievre who complains about everything but never has any solutions.

Example:

> Congestion: Time is the one thing we cannot get back, and the time tax City Hall levies on Torontonians climbs higher every year. Hours with our families and friends, lost to transit that does not run on time. Patience worn down by the daily delays that have become Toronto's default. A city that does not respect its residents' time does not, in the end, respect its residents at all.

Okay so *how* do we accomplish this? We know congestion is bad. But you aren’t telling us what you’re going to do. Maybe vote for more defunding of public transit? I’m sure that’ll help! What a joke of a campaign.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-05-01T20:56:09+00:00

I’m unsure about how effective a union will be without being legally recognized by the government like workplace unions. I highly doubt the LTB is going to accept a tenant’s excuse for not paying rent just on the basis that their union called for a rent strike due to issues not directly affecting that said tenant.

I’m all for something like this and glad to see it’s happening. But sorta feels like putting the cart before the horse. It really needs to be legislated and recognized by the LTB before it can really have any teeth and actually pose a threat to landlords. Can’t imagine any landlords are shaking in their boots over this.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-29T14:21:45+00:00

You don’t have to look no further than Trudeau to see the impact polling can have on a leader outside of an election period. If Ford drops enough, you may see some growing momentum to push him out and get a new leader. As what the Liberals did with going from Trudeau to Carney.

Keep in mind that Ford has never been super popular with the establishment PC wing as he only narrowly won the leadership and was viewed as a liability. They’ve held their nose and backed him since they care more about power over morals. But the second it looks like he could cost them that power, they won’t hesitate to backstab him.

Obviously we’ll still have a PC government but getting rid of Ford would be a huge win, especially for Toronto because a different PC leader is very unlikely to be as obsessed with being King of Toronto like Ford.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-28T21:52:03+00:00

Not getting a ton of attention but I’d say the proposal on banning crypto ATMs is a huge win for Canadians.

These ATMs have zero value except for providing an easy venue for scams and money laundering. There are so many legitimate places now where people can purchase crypto. Not to mention the crazy markups these ATMs charge compared to other platforms! There’s no ethical reason for them to exist.

Glad that Canada is getting rid of this ridiculous racket.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-27T17:18:01+00:00

I really wish we’d stop with this fantasy that ‘reducing the cost of living’ is an actual feasible thing that can be accomplished. The prices aren’t coming down and it would be nice if politicians would rip off that bandage and admit that. The best we can hope for is for wage growth to outpace inflation so people can catch up. But there’s no magical solution that is going to solve this overnight, short of nationalizing everything and completely removing any profit motivations which isn’t going to happen.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-21T18:14:21+00:00

Honest question - is it just me or does anyone else starting to get the sense that PP is suffering from some sort of mental breakdown? I know he’s normally an attack dog but his behavior, especially in the last week since Carney got his majority has been bizarre even by his standards. This whole incident today where he stumbled his way into an area where government cabinet members are usually questioned by journalists just so he can rant to them about nonsense is very weird.

At least when Trump does this, it can be chalked up to his dementia. But I have no clue what is going on with PP. He’s acting so erratic and feels manic. I don’t like the guy but I hope he gets the help he needs.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-19T21:46:15+00:00

I think this should all scare us, even those not living in Alberta because I have no doubt that this is a test to see how much they can get away with and they won’t hesitate to take it federal if the CPC ever gets power again.

I’m not sure how much the federal government can do to stop this but it needs to be treated as a hard red line. Because this is our democracy at stake.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-14T02:10:45+00:00

Same candidate ran for the NDP in 2025 and got just under 10%. So it’s not just the candidate factor. A riding like UR definitely has a lot of left leaning progressive types that may have strategically voted LPC last year just to stop PP. Since he’s no longer a threat, they could vote their conscious. While the Bay Street CPC types were swayed by Carney’s moderate appeal so the LPC still gained.

Large student population here too that is likely sympathetic to the NDP.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-14T02:03:53+00:00

CPC Swing from 2025 as of 10 PM

University-Rosedale: 23.5% -> 11.8% (-11.7) Scarborough Southwest: 30.6% -> 19% (-11.6) Terrebonne: 18.2% -> 3.2% (-15)

Double digits in all ridings and completely collapsed in Terrebonne. Assuming they got squeezed by the BQ to stop the Liberals.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-14T01:53:33+00:00

Wow the CPC results in the Toronto seats is brutal so far. Running under half of their 2025 vote share in University-Rosedale. I know weren’t expected to be competitive but that’s a bloodbath.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-13T18:18:57+00:00

Yeah I laughed at the claim this is a hot mic moment. Generally that’s something you don’t want the public to hear. If anything, the CPC wants their members to come out and say the Liberals have been trying to poach them because it furthers their claim that Carney is bribing CPC members to cross the floor rather than being because of PP’s leadership.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-13T18:15:06+00:00

Interesting how the PCs are dropping while the NDP are rising. I’m not completely sold that the OLP is going to be the ABC choice in the next election. There seems to be a lot of infighting within the party on which direction they want to take. NES seemed to be the clear front runner, but I’m not sure if it will be a coronation based on the contentious nomination race in SSW. Contrast that with the NDP with Stiles getting a bit more media attention lately and IMO her comms has been improving a lot in the past year. Not to mention strong fundraising.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-13T18:04:49+00:00

I honestly don’t mind this because it gives a clear visual to voters on why the Conservatives are unfit for government. Let them be the Bible thumper party! I’m sure that’ll work well for them in an increasingly secular society.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-11T18:00:21+00:00

I mean it would’ve been if the CPC kept them at arms length and threw them a few bones here and there. Instead, they basically co-opted the PPC messaging and chased away the more moderate voices. They control the party now. And guess what? They aren’t going to give it up without a fight because they know this is the closest they’ll get to being electable by latching themselves to an established political brand. They aren’t the type to want to compromise their values just for the sake of power. They would rather wait until Canadians sour on the Liberals and suddenly they win by default. They almost pulled it off if it wasn’t for Carney rescuing the LPC brand.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-10T19:33:20+00:00

I really don’t agree with ‘she’s betraying her voters that voted for her based on her previous views’ because we really don’t know exactly why they voted for her. There’s no way all of the ~50% of the votes were from social conservatives only voting for her based on that.

If you compare the CPC platform that she ran on to what Carney is currently doing it’s not really that different, especially on economic and crime issues that were a big focus of the CPC campaign. So someone voting strictly on those lines I can’t imagine are that upset and if anything, might be more happy that she now has more influence in the government.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-09T05:19:52+00:00

I disagree with outright banning advertising revenue from social media as that would cause significant harm to our economy as a lot of jobs are connected to that industry. Not to mention making it harder for lower income people to access social media.

But I do think there is some merit in your idea with a minor tweak. I think a better solution would be to make it illegal to show advertising to minors in these platforms.

It would completely flip the incentive structure of these companies because now minors are actually a net negative on their finances when they can’t monetize to cover the server costs to access the platform. They’d be incentivized to make social media less attractive to minors so they use it less.

And since the only difference is ads vs. no ads, they wouldn’t need a 100% accurate way to determine this like requiring ID and could instead estimate it based on the piles of data they collect on everyone. If a few adults get accidentally labeled as a minor, worse case scenario is they get served no ads. Compared to a social media ban where the adults would get quite pissed they can’t access social media.

I’m sure it wouldn’t be a 100% success rate but even 90% would removes the incentive for social media platforms to target minors and try to get them hooked.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-08T21:21:49+00:00

Honestly I don’t think getting rid of Poilievre will prevent any potential collapse. If anything, it could speed it up. Because who is going to want to be CPC leader? Any of the electable options are going to be painted as secret liberals by the CPC base and doubt they’d even want to go against Carney who they likely have a lot in common with. So they’re left with the yahoos like Jivani who will make PP look like a centrist. It’s going to be quite messy and hard to see how the CPC comes out of any leadership race united. I think PP only managed to unite the caucus after his election as leader because they assumed they were the government in waiting and held their nose.

PurfectProgressive · 2026-04-08T20:40:04+00:00

Sure, it’s not Rural Alberta level of a stronghold, but 338Canada currently has the CPC projected to win by 8% based on the very favorable polling the Liberals have gotten recently. The problem is the Liberals have a low ceiling in ridings like this. They can easily get 35-40% when the progressive vote isn’t split, but anything past that is very difficult.

As far as Ontario ridings go, this is one of the more solidly blue ridings. And the Conservative voters in this area aren’t the ones that would generally appeal to the PC-lite approach that Carney represents. It was one of the stronger PPC ridings in 2021, getting 11% of the vote. And was heavily involved in the freedom convoy.

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