tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post7948198848968979326..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Is Jagmeet Singh Trying To Destroy The NDP?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34952836143416511922021-02-26T08:07:18.569-05:002021-02-26T08:07:18.569-05:00Hi anon@9:08 PM....You sound like a Con who is hop...Hi anon@9:08 PM....You sound like a Con who is hoping that Jagmeet will split the vote and allow the fool O'Toole to rule. Dream on, that too will not happen...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20065308471404878672021-02-26T08:05:38.962-05:002021-02-26T08:05:38.962-05:00Hi jrkrideau....Funnily enough one of his fancy bi...Hi jrkrideau....Funnily enough one of his fancy bikes was just stolen. Like Charlie the tuna them thieves have good taste. But seriously, Singh's ignorance of the way this country works is appalling. I realize our system can be quite annoying with oafs like Doug Ford running things, but it's better than having a king who doesn't believe in compromising, which is after all what made us who we are...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9185430594243900072021-02-26T07:59:19.472-05:002021-02-26T07:59:19.472-05:00Hi BX...I'm sure if I ever met Jagmeet I would...Hi BX...I'm sure if I ever met Jagmeet I would like him, because he seems like a nice guy. But he is a terrible politician who with every passing day is becoming less principled and more dishonest. And this pharmacare scam is simply outrageous. If he doesn't know how Canada's federal system works he's too ignorant to be a political leader. If he does know and doesn't care, then he's acting like a Con artist and should hang his head in shame. After the Trump and Scheer/O'Toole years where lying became normalized the very last thing we need is a compulsive progressive liar. And thank you for those links. I hope Singh doesn't foul up Notley's chances of getting rid of Kenney, for that would be unforgivable....<br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41997318667444992052021-02-25T22:51:56.362-05:002021-02-25T22:51:56.362-05:00This all started with Jack Layton. He changed the ...This all started with Jack Layton. He changed the focus of the NDP from being the conscience of Canadian politics to a party that would seek power at any cost. The problem is he managed to take the NDP to Official Party status and that created a sense of entitlement and great expectations in many NDP quarters. They began to believe it was "their turn" to govern since they were "the government in waiting". Of course politics does not work that way so when the Liberals leapt over them to win in 2015 they became extremely resentful of the Liberals in general and Justin Trudeau in particular.<br /><br />As well, Jack Layton only managed to achieve Official Party status by tag teaming the Liberals with the Conservatives.<br /><br />Their hatred towards Justin Trudeau for denying them what they believed should have been theirs combined with the knowledge that their only hope of gaining power is to bring down the Liberal, even if it risks another Conservative government, is what is motivating them now. And it has completely destroyed any sense of perspective they might have had.<br /><br />Mr. Singh is not trying to destroy the NDP. He like many NDP supporters have a major misconception of the significance of Jack Layton's achievement in 2011 and he is making decisions based on that misconception.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-70204725026463391912021-02-25T07:15:51.442-05:002021-02-25T07:15:51.442-05:00Here is a couple of sources for those of you inter...Here is a couple of sources for those of you interested in the NDP's non-existent political future:<br /><br />First, some history on the rivalry between the Lewis and Notley clans.<br /><br />https://leaderpost.com/opinion/columnists/family-feud-leaps-a-generation-not-the-first-time-notleys-and-lewises-have-clashed<br /><br />Second, how Jag's political naivety will hamper the NDP's nationally. <br /><br />https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/02/24/opinion/rachel-notley-ndp-poised-2023-win-one-problem-jagmeet-singh-ndp<br /><br />The NDP much like the CPC is divided by regional and ideological differences. They are unlikely to transform their sanctimonious pronouncements into consequential policies. As for Jagmeet, he is just there for the ride. But for his public persona, he would have been toiling away as an underpaid criminal defense lawyer at old city hall. Why should Jag actually help the poor wretches of society when he can meet VIP's as a politician? Besides, Legal Aid Ontario doesn't pay nearly enough to buy Rolex watches or designer bicycles. <br /><br />BX<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85372346869449552862021-02-25T06:57:07.947-05:002021-02-25T06:57:07.947-05:00Nice bike but I am less than impressed by a lawyer...Nice bike but I am less than impressed by a lawyer and the leader of a national political party whose knowledge of the Canadian constitutional framework appears to be about the same as my cat's.jrkrideauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869979887929067657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43766067574706399432021-02-24T21:08:12.784-05:002021-02-24T21:08:12.784-05:00He still supports gun control more than Justin. Na...He still supports gun control more than Justin. National hand gun ban and mandatory buy backs for assault guns.<br /><br />He has my vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-78781476100994467852021-02-24T20:42:15.035-05:002021-02-24T20:42:15.035-05:00I meet Jagmeet once, this was when he was a newly ...I meet Jagmeet once, this was when he was a newly elected MPP in Ontario. He was an unknown quantity at Queens Park and there wasn’t anything special about him besides the fact that he rode his bicycle to work. <br /><br />Stewing under Horwath, Jagmeet saw an opportunity for the promotion he thought he was owed and threw his hat into Federal politics. Stephen Lewis had just shivved Mulcair at the NDP’s party meeting and his daughter in law’s “leap manifesto” was Stephen’s warning to his family’s long time rival Notely to stay away from Federal politics. <br />So, the stars aligned and the NDP naïvely selected Jagmeet as party leader. Come election time, Jagmeet’s short comings were laid bare for all to see: seats lost in Quebec and the rest of Canada, the NDP back to third-place. <br /><br />But the NDP have never been politically savvy nor do they care for the ruff and tumble of politics. They rarely do any form of effective fund raising and rarely go door to door. For all their pompous declarations, the NDP remains comfortable exactly where they are, in political no-mans land with no power and no real way to bring positive change to Canada, hence the juvenile tweeter posts.<br /><br />Given Jag’s lack of experience, I doubt he does anything without the approval of Lewis senior, his son and Naomi Klein. Jagmeet’s political future is not promising. <br />BUT HEY did you see Jag playing “Among Us” with AOC!!!! <br /><br />BX<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com