10 observations about Poilievre's polling lead

 A fascinating poll...here are ten observations...

Whither Langford? Spotlight on municipal democracy

Note: The "Langford Democracy Forum" is a series of dispatches by a seasoned political activist from Langford, a suburban city of 40,000 adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia's capital city.

Langford is pretty typical of Canadian municipalities. It is under the thumb of an entrenched political machine that advances a business agenda of private development, public money for private contractors, keeping unions out of the municipality, and putting community interests last. In the coming October 15 municipal election, a dissident challenge is being made against the right-wing incumbents by Langford Now, a new municipal electors' organization.

These dispatches are being republished here in the interests in advancing the left's efforts at rebuilding local electoral organizations that can begin to pose a genuine challenge to both the right-wing establishment parties, and the rotten, neoliberal NDP.