Yeah. I feel like the opposition parties not showing up is a serious problem in Canadian politics.
Here in NB, for the past five years, the official opposition Liberals had little to say. The Green Party leader (David Coon) did a great job of criticizing the premier, as basically a one man army.
The federal NDP is basically AWOL. Last time I looked, they didn't post much on YouTube, and they don't get much coverage from media. I'm not sure if that's because media doesn't cover them, or they're bad at publicity.
For a large organization, maybe. For small scale organizing where the group is obeying laws, it probably isn't worth the effort. Adding technical hurdles for little or no benefit weakens the group.
Why the fuck is this candidate for the leadership of the Liberal party using Trump's Putin supplied right wing grievance political talking points?
To get elected. That's her job. As much as I like it, the carbon tax is a third rail - saying she'll ditch it is an effective way to get elected.
Canadians are worried about pocket book issues right now. Politicians are right to focus on those. Presumably they'll stay the course on trans issues when they make it in (as much as they are now). But centering a campaign on that would be a recipe for family.
For a small group that isn't planning to break laws, this can be a pain in the butt. If the group is organizing a public protest or boycott, this is a barrier to entry for other participants.
An alternative is open communications: as a group, agree not to break any laws, agree not to joke about breaking laws, and then use whatever works for everybody.
Agreed.