New Democratic Party 🍁 Nouveau Parti DĂ©mocratique

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For those that seek a future that brings together the best of the insights and objectives of people who, within the social democratic and democratic socialist traditions, have worked through farmer, labour, co-operative, feminist, human rights and environmental movements, and with First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, to build a more just, equal, and sustainable Canada within a global community dedicated to the same goals.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by theacharnian@lemmy.ca to c/ndp@lemmy.ca
 
 

Hello everyone. This is a small update that I have taken over modding this community (see [1][2]). I have updated the banner of the community, using Avi Lewis' banner from Youtube, and I've changed the community icon to the bilingual NDP logo.

I'm going to sticky this up for a while. Comments, suggestions, and volunteering offers are welcome.

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I am repeatedly impressed when hearing Avi Lewis speak and that has made me hopeful and interested in supporting the NDP for the first time. My impression is that he’s saying the things that many have hoped for a leader to say for quite awhile.

This link gives people a quick option to convert that hope into support.

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Canadians are getting clobbered by the cost of living, turbo-charged by food and fuel hikes thanks to the horrible, illegal US/Israeli war on Iran.

Meanwhile Big Oil is laughing its way to the Big Banks - with $90 billion in wartime profiteering expected this year alone.

Tax the excess profits. Use the money to ease the everyday emergency of just trying to get by.

We're calling on PM Carney to act. It's simple: do the right thing.

https://350.org/ept/

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I’m brand new to official Ottawa, but I was fascinated to attend the installation of Louise Arbour as Governor General today.

It was refreshing to hear her talk about the fact that AI "could be threatening not only the way we live and work, but also the control we exercise over our own destiny.”

That is the anxiety Canadians feel, but our government has yet to get the memo.

She also spoke about climate change, and even referred twice to extreme inequality - two more issues of deep concern to a vast majority of us. Two more issues Canadians elected Mark Carney to address, only to find he is taking us in the opposite direction.

So I took the opportunity to thank Louise Arbour for beginning her tenure by commenting on these big issues.


Je suis tout nouveau Ă  Ottawa, mais j’ai Ă©tĂ© fascinĂ© d’assister aujourd’hui Ă  la cĂ©rĂ©monie d'installation de Louise Arbour en tant que gouverneure gĂ©nĂ©rale.

Il Ă©tait rafraĂźchissant de l’entendre dire que l’IA « pourrait menacer non seulement notre façon de vivre et de travailler, mais aussi le contrĂŽle que nous exerçons sur notre propre destin ».

C’est l’angoisse que ressentent les Canadiennes et Canadiens, mais notre gouvernement n’en a pas encore pris conscience.

Elle a Ă©galement Ă©voquĂ© le changement climatique et a mĂȘme fait rĂ©fĂ©rence Ă  deux reprises aux inĂ©galitĂ©s extrĂȘmes – deux autres enjeux qui prĂ©occupent profondĂ©ment la grande majoritĂ© d’entre nous. Deux autres enjeux pour lesquels les Canadiennes et Canadiens ont Ă©lu Mark Carney, pour finalement constater qu’il nous mĂšne dans la direction opposĂ©e.

J’ai donc saisi l’occasion pour remercier Louise Arbour d’avoir commencĂ© son mandat en abordant ces enjeux majeurs.

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Canada’s public infrastructure is not up for sale.

My address at the Nova Scotia NDP convention.

https://youtube.com/shorts/hTdapIPS3Mg

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Community consultations are absolutely critical, but the choice facing the Prime Minister is clear. Premier Ford is in the middle of a land grab, and the federal government has both the power and the responsibility to stop this irresponsible and anti-democratic move.

The fact that Doug Ford seized the land from the City of Toronto in order to ram through a project owned and operated by American banking giant JP Morgan tells you all you need to know about who will benefit from his plan.

Prime Minister Carney ran on a promise to protect Canadians from Donald Trump and stand up for Canadian sovereignty. He cannot sit on the fence while Doug Ford hands more power to Wall Street.

Like Ontario Place, the Science Centre, and so much more, Doug Ford is acting as though Toronto is a playground for him and his CEO friends. It isn't. Toronto belongs to the people, and the people don't need or want the jets, noise, traffic, and pollution that this massive expansion would bring.

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/mark-carney-promises-consultation-process-over-future-of-billy-bishop-airport/article_9243e8ff-0d0c-4a45-8a33-c32388ec0d0e.html (Mirror)

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