NDP Chair is even more radical than you think
In a Juno News guest essay, former BC public servant and Victoria-based writer Nick Osmond-Jones says the NDP convention clips may be funny, but there is nothing funny about their agenda or influence.
By: Nick Osmond-Jones
A lot of people are having a good laugh right now at the antics at the convention of Canada’s New Democratic Party (the NDP). Clips are circulating of delegates arguing about whose intersectionality makes them most deserving of speaking time, misgenderings, a Hulk Hogan-style speech saying it is time to “eat the damn rich!”: it’s hard to believe this is a serious political party, not scenes from a sketch comedy show.
The main character in this tragicomedy has been the Chair, who oversaw this three-ring circus with great earnestness, while sporting an unfortunate haircut that led to many crude insults and unfortunate comparisons. Her name is Adrienne Smith, and while the clips may be funny, there is nothing funny about her or the influence she wields.
