Avi Lewis wins NDP leadership race in decisive first-ballot victory (www.cbc.ca)

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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Listening to the speech, I actually felt a bit of hope for my newborn. 🧡🧡🧡

Cautiously optimistic.

Signing up for monthly NDP contribution.

This is the program I want to see advance.

[-] AGM@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago

The CBC coverage has been aggressive. They leaned hard into deriding him.

[-] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 hours ago

Love to see it. Hopefully it bodes well for the future of the NDP.

[-] scott_anon_21@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 hours ago

Link to: FULL SPEECH | New NDP Leader Avi Lewis speaks in Winnipeg after first-ballot victory (18:33)

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7146359

[-] scott_anon_21@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 hours ago

This is the first time in a long time that I have been truly inspired by the position expressed on so many points I care about.

I have typically leaned towards the Liberal parties both Federally and Provincially but have voted for every party at different points depending on the quality of the local candidate or the leadership positions being expressed on narrow issues I think are important to me at the time.

That said, the Liberals and Conservatives seem more and more to me to be two sides of the same coin. Essentially establishment, big corporation sycophants. I believe we need a whole new currency and the NDP in Ontario and now Federally are looking like it for me.

Opinion not grounded in research: Any time the NDP has held a persuasive position in this country, we have seen the average person’s quality of life improve.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 hours ago

This is the first time in a long time that I have been truly inspired by the position expressed on so many points I care about.

That's exactly what Lewis represents for so many of us. The ideas of common sense unapologetic democratic socialism is the Canadian mainstream. We have been holding out noses for so long it's surprising to remember what clean air smells like.

[-] ryan213@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 hours ago

I have not kept up with this - what's his stance on the ongoing war in Iran and Carney's responses?

[-] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca 15 points 3 hours ago

He made it very clear in the speech that he did not stand with the war in Iran seeing that it was a violation of international law, and that Canada has no place endorsing it.

[-] ryan213@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 hours ago

That's what I like to hear!

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago

Congratulations, and I’m happy there’s energy behind him.

He’s not who I would have picked, but that’s okay. He’s seems alright.

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 hours ago

In our lifetimes, let's make Canada better.

[-] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca 14 points 4 hours ago

His speech was incredible!

Also holy crap Tanille beat out Rob Ashton in the vote count, I'm shocked.

[-] thehowlingnorth@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 hours ago

I was surprised Ashton did so poorly.

[-] BinzyBoi@piefed.ca 9 points 3 hours ago

I couldn't believe it. I knew Tony (God bless that man) would come in last, but I was certain Rob would come third behind either McPherson or Lewis.

Tanille beating him out either shows that people were more peeved about the AI thing than I would have expected, that I underestimated Tanille's charm and hard work, or both.

Glad to have had Tanille ranked second on my ballot, but I wasn't expecting her to have had that much momentum. Genuinely proud of her.

[-] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

I think Tenille shone very brightly throughout the race. She's definitely a rising star in the NDP for all the right reasons. I'm so glad she and Avi were sitting together and she was the first on the stage with him.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 hours ago

Cautiously optimistic that NDP might finally go back to its roots now.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 hours ago

Awesome! I hope he starts with bread and butter issues: affordability, housing, and healthcare. We're gonna leave a generation of Canadians to the Conservatives if we can't get movement on those.