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[โ€“] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Taking a principled, public stand on a moral issue and then subverting said statement via a backdoor through the US is sadly unsurprising from Liberals. The NDP however:

โ€œCanada must not be fuelling the ongoing genocide in Gaza with Canadian-made weapons,โ€ said Heather McPherson, a Canadian parliament member and foreign affairs critic for the NDP.

Aren't they still propping up this government? Someone should remind Singh that the NDP are nothing if they can't have stronger principles than Liberals.

[โ€“] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If the NDP don't prop up the liberals they'll lose all their power and they're not forecast to gain any seats in the election.

They gain nothing by forcing an election, it will actually result in a huge conservative majority that will probably last a decade.

https://338canada.com/federal.htm

[โ€“] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So what? What good is a "progressive" party if they prop up genocide? The Conservatives are going to take the next election precisely because of cowardice like this. Why should anyone consider voting for the NDP (or the Liberals for that matter) if their policies are the same where it matters?

This is the thing the NDP doesn't get: principles and passion are what drive Left-leaning voters. It's not enough to be "not Conservative". We already have that party. We need a party that taxes the shit out of billionaires, blocks fossil fuels, and yes, stops selling weapons to genociders. Without the courage to be better, they're just another meaningless colour on the ballot.

[โ€“] Sundial@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

It's still over a year away, that's a lot of time when it comes to elections. Even if they call an election today because of this issue, it would backfire. The conservatives are even more zionist than the liberals. They would just be helping Israel even more.