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Canadian Politics
Five vital issues facing the Left in Canada: Questions for NDP leadership contenders
CD approached the candidates running for the NDP leadership - Niki Ashton, Guy Caron, Jagmeet Singh, and Charlie Angus - with what we felt were some of the most important questions facing both the party and the country. Here we present our reasons for asking these particular questions, followed by the answers from all the candidates
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Canadian Politics
B’nai B’rith’s Shameful Attack on Niki Ashton
B’nai B’rith’s reaction to Khatatba’s historically inaccurate comments explain them. When Zionists repeatedly use 70-year old Jewish suffering in Europe to justify their ongoing oppression of Palestinians is it any wonder some Palestinians seek to minimize Nazi crimes against Jews? The attack on Niki Ashton is a stark example of the “Holocaust Industry” Finkelstein outlined 15 years ago. B’nai B’rith should be ashamed.
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Canadian Politics
One NDPer’s Position on the Leadership Contest
This list and its rationale is my personal opinion and should be taken as such. Nevertheless, it is my hope that this helps participants shore up their list, even if they disagree with my ultimate interpretation. Any of the four hopefuls will make a great leader, and will have three people willing to help them implement their vision for a just Canada.
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Environment
Fighting for Climate Justice
A year before the devastating floods in India, Bangladesh and Texas, a little-noticed UN report revealed extraordinary figures about the effects of climate change worldwide. Climate-related catastrophe is now not just an additional hazard for the world’s poor, but a central factor in their oppression and poverty. This will eventually lead to a cascade of millions of climate change refugees, a process already starting.
