Will Canada's NDP Learn Anything From the Rise of Left-Populism in the US?

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Will Canada's NDP Learn Anything From the Rise of Left-Populism in the US?
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Linda McQuaig is an author, journalist, and former NDP candidate for Toronto Centre in the Canadian federal election. The National Post has described her as 'Canada's Michael Moore.

It would be a great pity if the NDP squanders this promising moment to revive left-wing populism in Canada .The current upheaval in U.S. politics, with the dramatic and unexpected rise of the Kamala Harris / Tim Walz Democratic ticket, may suddenly be opening possibilities here in Canada that have long appeared out of reach.

All this stirring south of the border creates possibilities for Canada.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh signalled his intention to distinguish his party from the Liberals by breaking the Liberal-NDP supply-and-confidence deal earlier this month.But he missed a big opportunity to do more — to move the party towards the kind of left-populist agenda pioneered by early Canadian progressives like the late Tommy Douglas, celebrated as the father of medicare in Canada.

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