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.

Poilievre and the Progressive Blob

This Abacus poll published July 30 shows a Conservative plurality of support in every age group, including a 2 point lead in the 18-29 age group, and 1 point lead in the 30-44 age group. The Conservatives even have a 1 point lead among women.

Review of Paul Palango's "22 Murders"

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Racism, SIU, Ipperwash and other police stories

The new statistics about Toronto police violence against people of colour is not a revelation, but the numbers do confirm what is generally accepted as truth. It is not the first time statistics on race and the Toronto police have caused such controversy. The following is a collection of stories connected by racism, violence, institutions, crime, and mysteries.

Ontario NDP vote collapses as Ford's support softens

Here is last night's election results in historical context since the 1985 defeat of 42 years of PC rule. To give an idea of how few people are voting, Ontario's population grew from 9.3 million to 15 million between 1985 and 2022. It has grown by nearly 4 million people since the millenium.

Some conclusions...

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What Resistance? Ontario labour and Doug Ford

Ford is hours away from winning a second majority. Horwath is hours away from defeat, with the possibility of losing Official Opposition to a Liberal Party led by a tool who may not even win his seat back. How did it go so badly? How did organized labour become so weak and divided?