Stephen Best

My humble advice is that to break with neoliberalism for good this party should be strongly rooted in the realities of our monetary system. Make the rentier the main antagonist, and untangle ordinary people from their stake on predatory capitalism.

I support proportional representation because I believe that every Canadian should be equally and effectively represented in the House of Commons. Why do you support First-Past-the-Post?

We don't support proportional representation because we think it's an easy reform to achieve. We support it because it's the right thing to do for our democracy. Because your vote should have an impact no matter where in this country you call home.

The greatest Canadian nation building project was, obviously, Confederation. In second place is Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King taking Canada into World War II as an independent nation, rather than a vassal of Britain. WWII cemented Canada's status as an independent…

Let's cut through the bullshit: ⬛️ Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. ⬛️ Both US ruling parties have supported it. ⬛️ Western leaders have fully supported it. ⬛️ Corporate media has whitewashed it. ⬛️ There are absolutely no excuses for it.

I'm curious. Why has Prime Minister @MarkJCarney been leading Canadians to believe the negotiations with President @realDonaldTrump and his officials were genuine? How was Trump so easily able, it seems, to con Canadian officials into believing he was acting in good faith?

Nation building? Hmmm. I'm somewhat certain that building the Canadian Pacific Railway was nation building. A case can be made, too, for the, yet to be finished, Trans Canada Highway. The St. Lawrence Seaway comes to mind. I'd include the National Ballet of Canada, the Avro…

Pipelines aren’t the way to build this country forward. It’s time to reclaim “nation-building” and make it mean something that actually serves people, not just corporate profits. The future we want is possible.

Give me a break! Some--including me--have been saying this since the beginning of @realDonaldTrump's sham tariff scam, because it's been obvious from the start. The issue before us is not Trump's tariffs on Canadian exports to the US, it is how Prime Minister @MarkJCarney will…

Reality is that Canada, United States, European Union, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan--all the 'good guys' in our political mythologies--could end the Israelis genocide of the Palestinians. But the reality, too, is that all of them--yes, all of them--choose…

Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and Minister of Natural Resources @timhodgsonmt are quick with the notion of 'catalyzing private capital' so it would be unnecessary, they assure us, to use public money to quickly advance big, nation building projects. Carney and Hodgson are both…

Sure would be OK with me if Prime @MarkJCarney had the political and ethical courage of @EmmanuelMacron.

Antisemitism used to be when you denied a holocaust. Now it's when you don't support one

These days I just Fast Forward through any discussions about 'negotiating' tariffs with President @realDonaldTrump on programs like @PnPCBC. The reason is what the pundits, politicians, and journalists are debating and reporting is nonsense. You cannot negotiate anything with…

Early morning comedy .... This just made me LMAO 🤣 I don't know who he is but he needs his own show.

I'm expecting that Canada, especially Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and particularly Premiers @ABDanielleSmith and @PremierScottMoe, will ridicule the International Court of Justice ruling and continue to try to sell and burn every recoverable barrel and cubic metre of oil and gas…

Anyone who thinks that gas & oil pipelines are nation building hasn't been paying attention.

Health care in Canada should be 100% funded by the federal government. I say this for monetary reasons. Unlike the provinces, the federal government isn't fiscally limited like the provinces.

My bet is that Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and none of Canada's Premiers will endorse the notion that a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right. They all, however, believe that it is human right to screw over and ruin the environment to make money, even if…

The only trade and security 'deal' coming out the 'negotiations' between Prime Minister @MarkJCarney and President @realDonaldTrump will be Trump issuing a 'letter' that lists the taxes Americans will pay to buy Canadian goods and services. And, those taxes, i.e. tariffs, can…