Avi Lewis with Rachel Gilmore on youtube:
"We live in a country where a political party can get 36% of the popular vote and have a majority government with almost complete power with few checks and balances. And so obviously first-past-the-post has polluted our own feeling about our franchise, about our democratic participation in elections.

We have a phrase in Canada, " I held my nose and voted for X or Y candidate."
This is toxic; it means people feel ashamed of their vote. They feel ambivalent about it. They feel that it's pointless because they can't vote their conscience for a party they agree with without fearing that that will contribute to the worst thing happening.

So people vote defensively.
This increases cynicism and the need for #ProportionalRepresentation is so fundamental because we're starting to lose our faith in democracy in Canada. #NDPleadership
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mCbG-d4tAUk

I've had a few questions via DM asking if @avilewis is legit, and I can confirm that this account belongs to his campaign.

We have made sure that @verified has verified his account.

#canpoli #cdnpoli #ndp #ndpleadership #mstdnca

Avi Lewis with Rachel Gilmore on youtube:
"We live in a country where a political party can get 36% of the popular vote and have a majority government with almost complete power with few checks and balances. And so obviously first-past-the-post has polluted our own feeling about our franchise, about our democratic participation in elections.

We have a phrase in Canada, " I held my nose and voted for X or Y candidate."
This is toxic; it means people feel ashamed of their vote. They feel ambivalent about it. They feel that it's pointless because they can't vote their conscience for a party they agree with without fearing that that will contribute to the worst thing happening.

So people vote defensively.
This increases cynicism and the need for #ProportionalRepresentation is so fundamental because we're starting to lose our faith in democracy in Canada. #NDPleadership
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mCbG-d4tAUk

Tony McQuail @tonymcquailgreenprogressive is a fairly active poster, and has his ActivityPub address listed on his NDP leadership website: https://tonymcquailgreenprogressive.ca

Tanille Johnston @votetanille is here too, but hasn't posted since December. There are social media links on her website https://tanille.ca but not her ActivityPub address.

Avi Lewis @avilewis has his ActivityPub address on his website too. https://lewisforleader.ca

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@Jeremy
@ZebKing

#CDNpoli #CanPoli #NDP #NDPLeadership

Rob Ashton lists social media, but has no ActvityPub address. https://robashton.ca

And Heather McPherson lists no social media at all. https://heathermcpherson.ca

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@Jeremy
@ZebKing @avilewis @tonymcquailgreenprogressive
@votetanille

#CDNpoli #CanPoli #NDP #NDPLeadership

Tony McQuail @tonymcquailgreenprogressive is a fairly active poster, and has his ActivityPub address listed on his NDP leadership website: https://tonymcquailgreenprogressive.ca

Tanille Johnston @votetanille is here too, but hasn't posted since December. There are social media links on her website https://tanille.ca but not her ActivityPub address.

Avi Lewis @avilewis has his ActivityPub address on his website too. https://lewisforleader.ca

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@Jeremy
@ZebKing

#CDNpoli #CanPoli #NDP #NDPLeadership