‘Catastrophic loss’: Former MP says NDP lost touch with core supporters

 

The New Democratic Party ran a leader-focused election campaign and lost touch with core supporters who ended up backing the Conservatives, says a former member of Parliament.

Charlie Angus, who did not run in the last election after representing the northern Ontario riding of Timmins — James Bay for more than two decades, — called the election a “catastrophic loss” following a campaign that spent too much time selling leader Jagmeet Singh and not enough time pitching its policies.

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MONEY AND ETHNIC INSTITUTIONS

 

Jack Jedwab, president and CEO of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute, this week joined hosts Bill Brownstein and Aaron Rand on a new episode of The Corner Booth at Snowdon Deli to share stories about this pivotal moment in Quebec political history, including on Jacques Parizeau’s “money and ethnic votes” comment.

Jedwab also shared a story he had kept largely to himself from his time as executive director of the Quebec region of the Canadian Jewish Congress involving what he said was a threat to cut funding to the Jewish General Hospital.

“ I couldn’t go public with it (at the time) because it was a confidential meeting. Today, the actors are mostly no longer with us. There are a couple who were at the meeting who are still alive, and I validated this with them to make sure my memory of this exchange was correct. It was despicable. Shameful.”[The Gazette]

DOES THE BARREAU DU QUEBEC SUPPORT QUEBEC STATE SECULARISM LAWS LIKE BILLS 21 9 94

 The Barreau de Québec (Quebec Bar) has historically raised concerns about the preemptive use of the notwithstanding clause in Quebec secularism laws like Bills 21 and 9. While the Bar recognizes the right of the legislature to pass laws on secularism, its objections primarily center on the protection of the rule of law, potential infringements on fundamental charter rights, and the preemptive override of legal challenges. 

2022: The Liberal stance on Bill 96

 The Liberal stance on Bill 96 | OP / ED | thesuburban.com

 

Repeal the notwithstanding clause;

Repeal clauses limiting access to health and social services;

Repeal provisions that allow searches without a warrant;

Repeal provisions imposing an administrative burden on businesses;

Repeal the six-month deadline imposed newcomers to learn French;

Repeal the freeze on English CEGEP enrolment, give all students back the right to make their own choices about their post-secondary education, and reinstate the urgently needed expansion of Dawson College;

Restore judicial independence and give the magistrature back the right to appoint judges according to their needs;

Finally, Exempt Indigenous Peoples from Bill 96.