This week, Pierre Poilievre weighed in on newly-elected NDP leader Avi Lewis and his policy agenda. Harrison Faulkner asked Poilievre to comment on the use of equity cards at the NDP convention to determine speaking order based on skin colour, the flying of the Palestinian flag on stage, and the frequent breakdowns due to misgendering from NDP members.
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This isn't your grandfather's NDP, and for Avi Lewis, that's probably a good thing, because his grandfather, David Lewis, who used to lead the NDP, wouldn't recognize the party his grandson now leads.
Harrison dives into the hilarious NDP convention antics and looks at the political reality of what Avi Lewis' leadership of the NDP means for both Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre. A strong and broadly appealing NDP is actually good for the Conservative Party electorally, but a radical, hyperwoke NDP that appeals only to university students is possibly the best gift Mark Carney could have asked for.
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