NDP – The 905er

Joey Coleman Weighs in on Doug Ford Silencing Sarah Jama

Joel Macleod — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:00:00 +0000

In the last few weeks, news of the horrific attacks by Hamas against Israel shocked the world. As was expected,

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The 905 Round-Up: Doug Ford Vs. Women

Joel Macleod — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Doug Ford, in a public interview, shot back at criticism of his Bill 23 from Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie by

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The 905 Round-Up: The Downside of Nomination Meetings

Roland Tanner — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 18:20:28 +0000

The NDP made news this week when sitting MPP Kevin Yarde in Brampton was ousted by his own riding association in a nomination meeting for Sandeep Singh. In Brampton North, approximately 150 people were able to over rule the voice of 100,000 people before the provincial election this June. What does it say about our democracy when so few people in a riding association are able to decide the candidates to represent so many people in our places of power?

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Andrew Drummond to be Burlington’s NDP Candidate for 2022

Roland Tanner — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 18:55:20 +0000

The Burlington NDP riding association has announced it will be selecting Andrew Drummond as its candidate to face-off against PC incumbent Jane McKenna and Liberal Mariam Manaa at the 2022 election.

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Thursday Roundup – Who‘s afraid of the 905er? Why won‘t CPC candidates speak about their platform?

Roland Tanner — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Every CPC candidate in Canada is gagged---forbidden from talking to podcasts---or so we were told by a party operative. As some of the worst aspects of modern political campaigns dominated headlines and anti-vax PPC supporters threw stones, we searched in vain for a CPC candidate willing to take a free 30 minutes to talk about their platform in depth.

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Fed up with politics? Volunteer.

Roland Tanner — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 20:05:21 +0000

There is no party like a victory party that actually happens after a victory. Especially if the previous one was in the 1940s. But hardly any Canadians take an active role in local party politics beyond voting. Doing so leaves parties exposed to special interest groups, wealthy donors and the small number of unrepresentative people who come forward to pick leaders and choose party direction. Is it any wonder we don't feel they reflect our priorities?

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