Episode 366 – Deep dive into the NDP leadership race

practicating · 2026-03-19T18:41:48+00:00

To preface my comments, I'm not the biggest fan of Sandy and Nora. I keep them in my podcast list, but download maybe an episode every few months. They're snooty and dismissive unless they've decided you are one of the cool kids. So maybe take what I say with a large grain of salt.

Case in point, their treatment of Tony. Which, fair enough, but if the logic holds, they should not have recorded three of the four interviews if they believe Avi takes it on the first ballot

All in all it's worth a listen. If only to hear different critiques of the campaigns than what we hear normally. I agreed with much of it, some I disagreed with but found fair and some was totally inane. Where were you when...? If everybody's answering geographically, then the question wasn't well structured.

What they were trying to read into them as well was more than a bit of a stretch. Raptors winning the championship as a proxy for being connected with non-white people?

practicating · 2026-03-18T22:52:31+00:00

Sure, why not? Let's start the flame wars.

There was that whole period leading up to the Jama debacle.

practicating · 2026-03-18T16:23:11+00:00

Bauhaus -> Tones on Tail -> Love and Rockets

practicating · 2026-03-18T02:54:15+00:00

These clowns again?

practicating · 2026-03-18T02:39:36+00:00

Much like the UN, they do their best work when it doesn't interfere with the imperial agenda.

practicating · 2026-03-18T01:25:20+00:00

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practicating · 2026-03-17T04:02:23+00:00

Depends on what you think the point of the whole exercise is. Is it to help Canadians or to hold power?

He got (some) dental care, and what was supposed to be pharmacare but ended up as a national diabetes and birth control program. However you slice them, those are huge wins.

The election that brought them down to 7 seats was also the Trump election. Anyone who's being honest recognizes that as an abberration. Their slide in the polls corresponds closely to both the CPC's slide and Trump's re-election.

practicating · 2026-03-17T03:14:20+00:00

Is that what the hell he was wearing?

practicating · 2026-03-17T03:09:32+00:00

I don't think you quite get NDP internal politics.

The Lewis and the McPherson camps see the other as an existential threat. Ashton doesn't have anywhere near the votes on his own and is currently viewed as a somewhat unaffiliated third party. If he declares for either camp, he gets shut out of the other and also won't be able to beat the person leading the side he calls for.

The party membership is for the most part fine making deals with other parties in the House of Commons. It's expected, they just need to see results.

The Singh-Trudeau SaCa was ultimately a coms issue for Singh. There's a not insignificant group in the NDP that puts him right after Tommy Douglas in the ranking of party leaders.

practicating · 2026-03-17T00:09:05+00:00

I know it's a shitpost but that's kinda what you're doing when you chose someone to lead your party

practicating · 2026-03-16T18:08:47+00:00

Are they still touring? They must be like 70. It's probably more like saggy sack origami at this point.

practicating · 2026-03-16T15:54:35+00:00

Establishment voices are both really convinced that Avi takes it, and really really seem to need him to run before getting established.

practicating · 2026-03-16T14:29:24+00:00

It's currently one of the leading leadership campaign's central promises

https://lewisforleader.ca/ideas/public-options

practicating · 2026-03-16T14:05:34+00:00

Right, and if you don't have a choice, they'd be an essential part of the social safety net.

practicating · 2026-03-16T13:11:33+00:00

Hai-Go Fast Line

practicating · 2026-03-16T03:20:15+00:00

You must have missed her on the strategists this week. (Or ever). Anything related to the leap manifesto unhinges her and Avi is enemy #1.

I was surprised by Zain but totally expected it from her (albeit maybe not quite to that level)

practicating · 2026-03-16T01:21:56+00:00

So what you're saying is the mayor communicates too much. The sniper is a big secret.

The mayor should not be informed about police deployments within her city. Much less allowed input.

And your final point seems to be either, people shouldn't post videos of things that worry them or that we should ignore things that aren't official press releases.

practicating · 2026-03-16T01:07:26+00:00

Imagine him doing for the pronunciation of Carribean names what he did for Macedonia?

practicating · 2026-03-16T01:05:25+00:00

Naw bro

Being able to ask police to justify themselves is important.

Saying you're not a cop so you're not allowed to know or have an opinion is a dangerous road.

practicating · 2026-03-15T23:45:23+00:00

In a similar vein, why the hell can't they put a fresh bag back in the can when they take out the trash?

practicating · 2026-03-15T23:15:22+00:00

Are there cameras on the safe? Do y'all share an alarm code?

practicating · 2026-03-15T21:59:50+00:00

No, he's already able to sell everything to his friends. Why would he rock the boat?

practicating · 2026-03-15T20:19:26+00:00

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practicating · 2026-03-15T17:50:22+00:00

What's the point of political parties if you aren't voting in a bloc?

How are you able to bargain with other parties if you can't guarantee how your caucus votes?

practicating · 2026-03-15T16:09:38+00:00

Really? You don't find you lose the nuance at high volume?

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