Heather vs Avi. That’s how the liberal media and NDP brass would like to frame the leadership race but, unfortunately for them there’s an anti-genocide, anti-military and anti-US insurgent left campaign promoting economic democracy, degrowth and land back policies, which is already shaping the debate.
In “Heather McPherson, Avi Lewis prepare NDP leadership bids” the Toronto Star reported that those two individuals were seeking to lead the party. The front-page article devoted a dozen paragraphs to two candidates who have yet to formally announce they are running to lead the party. Conversely, it wasn’t until the fifteenth paragraph that the article noted, “Montreal activist Yves Engler has announced his plan to run for the leadership on an anti-military and anti-capitalist platform.”
Unlike the two individuals the Star focused on, my campaign has a website, graphics and leaflets. We’ve also published multiple press releases and I will be at the Toronto Labour Day parade on Monday and am speaking in Toronto, Hamilton, St Catherines, Kingston and London this week.
On Tuesday the Star reporter called one of the campaign co-managers to inquire how things were proceeding. He was told that more than 700 volunteers have signed up to help and that there’s multiple committees working on different aspects of the campaign. As part of the mobilization efforts, coordinators have handed out nearly 10,000 leaflets at Palestine events. (more...)
Media does its best to shape leadership race — don’t let it
We have far surpassed nomination threshold. NDP members clearly want a leadership candidate who will challenge capitalism & imperialism while championing decolonization, sustainability & economic democracy. Help push us over 1000 endorsements https://t.co/pAEPIa5jB0… pic.twitter.com/QdnjnrSITM
— Yves Engler (@EnglerYves) August 30, 2025
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