If I were leading the NDP, I would be banging this drum constantly. Instead, we have the fucking Conservatives acting as the party of the working class, which is insane.

It seems to work for Sanders in the US, but the NDP parties in Canada seem afraid to be called socialists, having been stung during the Rae era in Ontario.

I don't understand why the NDP don't do better in elections. It astonishes me that Canadians won't vote for the only party with any real will to address the problems that affect them daily. Do people really think the Conservatives have the best interests of the common people at heart?

It would be interesting if there was a federal party with big ideas and detailed policy proposals worth actually getting behind.

This is one of those things where I think our political class just doesn't give a shit.

The public is unhappy, but that hasn't translated into a threat at election time, so MPs and MPPs let the status quo linger. Politicians are happy to accept the donations, but would there be a different outcome if the Westons hadn't donated a few thousand dollars a year?

Having said that, I'm all for controls on donations, limits on political advertising, limits on where politicians can work after they leave office, etc.

He thought it was very effective, that you could get very high returns for relatively small amounts of money

• Caroline Ellison's testimony on SBF

(Yes I know that's USA but our elected bums are just as easily bought)

even stronger controls

Sort of implies there are already strong controls. What are they?

You mean liberals are crooked... so both the democrats and republicans... one is neo, the other classical... both imperialistic :D Yeeeey Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Raegen were liberals...

So yeah, definitely corrupt. Vote third party, or vote for electoral reform. If not? Stop complaining.

But we don't use Whig. 🤷‍♂️