The politics of Pierre Poilievre are a very major threat but they are also a symptom of societal crisis and the lack of a fighting response on the left. Poilievre won’t wait for the next election to start spreading his poison.
After six waves and more than two years of COVID-19, the Ontario election on June 2 should be a referendum on Premier Doug Ford’s pandemic response. Based on his record a vote for Ford is a vote for COVID, but the Liberals are no alternative.
The left and labour shouldn’t undersell the threat of O’Toole’s “pro-worker” appeal. To fight O’Toole and the corporate agenda we need more than the status quo, we need campaigns and movements fighting for bold alternatives that are rooted in and speak to the working class.
After many months of an unofficial federal election campaign the writ has finally dropped. As we enter the official election period what can we expect…
