General Politics Discussion

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To be honest, I don't know much about the NDP...this result kinda leads me to believe that they're fake progressives like the liberals. I want them to be better, but this result doesn't give me confidence.

The NDP has always had a pretty strong populist streak, I think it comes from their roots in organized labour.

I felt the same way about the Ontario NDP promising to eliminate HST on home heating bills. It's populist and I get why they do it, but given climate change we should be using price to moderate consumption. Rebates for those that are lower income is better policy, but that wouldn't help the middle class (who's the actual electoral target).