Still?
He never was. NEVER! The NDP made a mistake in choosing him, and he’s been mostly unable to rise to the role ever since.
Seems like a likeable guy, but not a political leader of note.
Then why is Angus on CNN and sponsoring these Musk petitions? As party leader that should be him.
I wanna see Wab Kinew become the leader! The guy has charisma. The guy can lean on Riel and and his French immersion high school to rally Quebec. And we’re well overdue for a first First Nations person as a head of state.
I think that guy could bring Jack Layton levels of confidence back to the party tbh. He’s really special.
It would be a glorious day when we finally have a First Nations leader!
I was thinking the same about him lately. The federal NDP running on a platform that respects the dignity of the working class with a smiling Wab Kinew out front would be inspiring. But he won’t be free for a while yet.
Canada can’t have him until he’s fixed everything that Pallister and Stefanson screwed up.
I can’t fell you how great it is having a premier who actually gives a shit about us.
Singh was asked if he’s still the right leader for the party.
“So if you want to defend health care, I’m your guy. I’m the only one that’s committed to defending health care, fighting back against privatization, not letting people profit off the pain of Canadians,” he said.
Singh said both the Liberals and Conservatives are proposing cuts to federal spending […]
Either the question was asked poorly or he didn’t understand because he clearly was not answering the question that was asked.
One of the frustrating new realities of politicians these days is that they basically all follow the mantra of “don’t answer the question that was asked, answer the question that you wish was asked”. It’s extremely frustrating.
Yeah, but the same thing can be said of most politicians these days. They stick to their talking points and don’t go off-script much.
I mean I hate it too, but it’s what politics is now.
I’ve never perceived him as a particularly strong leader to be honest idk why, I just wouldn’t see him as prime minister
sigh
I like him, but leadership of a party just doesn’t seem to be his thing.
Everyone should have to take a class in school that helps you identify your strengths and weaknesses, so at least you have some idea what abilities you’ve got. Part of the course should include knowing when to step back.
He would be a decent minister.
People overestimating their ability is common and somewhat reasonable. The party not doing much about while it’s on the path of losing official part status is incompetence.
I would have been more inclined to go NDP if he resigned a long time ago. Too little too late for me. Liberals did a bunch of cheesy bullshit, he backed them in them, and now he wants to pretend that never happened. We have no good options.
Cough Greens cough
Bring in Charlie Angus for a leader. 😁
100% this. The NDP need assertive, angry leadership. Someone who can stab at the political establishment with the righteous anger of the working class and demand worker’s rights, a wealth cap, and an end to rent-seeking.
I think Singh shares a lot of those ideals, but his persona is just too friendly (he describes how to pronounce his name as “rhymes with hug” ffs). Every time I hear from Angus, I find myself shouting “fuck yeah!”. That’s the kind of leader the Left needs.
I agree that the party needs more aggressive leadership but as a person of colour I can guarantee Jagmeet’s already weakening support would tank if he was seen as anything less than a model minority. Racist people don’t want to see any brown man lead the country, much less an angry brown man.
That’s a good point. It’s infuriating that racism has an effect on our politics like this. Really what this says is: no matter what Jagmeet says or does, he’s not electable because of his skin colour, and that’s fucked.
I was an NDP supporter for a long time, until Mulcair started doing insane things like dragging the party to the right. Now I vote Green, since they’re the only party that seems to care whether there is a world for my kid to grow up in, but I would come back to the NDP in a heartbeat if I saw them genuinely fighting for the planet and workers again. But it’s the fighting I want to see.
Singhs been a wet noodle for a long time now. The NDP is stagnant. They need a change.
They need someone with labour roots to win back the blue collar vote.
They need to go left again, instead of this centrist crap Layton brought in.
