http://stuartparker.ca/category/identity-politics/
That's his blog and it is transphobic.
Such a massive analysis for just being asked to be polite.
Trying to expel Haddad is going to backfire. Those who would vote for her will switch to Lascaris if forced giving him higher numbers on the first count and if she makes it back on it has increased her profile.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/green-party-membership-numbers-soar-in-a...
The party says membership is up from 22,000 at the end of the 2019 federal election, with officials saying the Greens added 15,000 new members to their list during the leadership race....
Paul was closing in on $200,000 in donations by the end of August, almost one-third of the total amount raised by all the candidates in the race. Lascaris showed significant momentum that same month, nearly doubling his total donations to more than $112,000.
Paul also leads in total number of donors, with more than 1,600, compared to 958 for Lascaris. All of the remaining candidates had fewer than 410 donors each.
Looks like the fight is definitely between Lascaris and Paul.
https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/05/25/elizabeth-may-offers...
May’s presence in the leadership contest flared into a debate amongst Greens in recent days after Toronto-based candidate Annamie Paul shared plans to co-host a virtual “tour” with the former leader to raise money and discuss issues with party members.
Her policy is here https://www.annamiepaul.ca/policy
Paul's focuses solely on Canada and domestic policy. She doesn't even touch on trade deals. It is as though the rest of the world doesn't exist. During the foreign policy debate her focus was about Biden being better to work with than Trump and how little influence we have over China so the need to work with allies. All of her answers centered on our being a middling power with little influence bringing the focus back on us to clean up our act first.
Lascaris platform is here https://www.teamdimitri.ca/platform
It's a much more serious platform. He draws the big picture connecting climate change and neoliberalism. Every section starts with the title and a few paragraphs like Paul's but Lascaris has a link to PDFs and covers more topics. Lascaris manages to cover a huge amount of ground but in layperson friendly language. He is brutally honest about the huge challenges we face and how to tackle them. He makes it really clear that it won't be enough to just develop green technology. We have to change our relationship with the global community. There will be climate refugees. We have to end colonialism. He draws lines between neoliberalism, capitalism and climate change. Somewhere he pointed out that this is an emergency therefore his suggestions are not radical they are required if we are to save ourselves.
In the foreign policy debates he indicated we should quit both the lima group and nato.
Another factor impacting the vote is that everyone knows we won't win the election (anytime soon). This is about having a voice, getting people to realize what is possible. It is about how to rescue the planet from climate change.
Although May is considerd highly successful we haven't gone far on greening the economy. In terms of really significant action there hasn't been any.
Lascaris could scare some off but I don't think he will because Paul is so unambitious. I think those who joined the party are on the left and hasn't appreciated the NDP timidity it taking a stand on climate change. Having a party that is going to shake things up is more important than the number of seats won. From the slate of candidates it looks like there is a strong left presence within the party too.
Haddad and Lascaris are the only two to vote Lima and NATO down so I think he will pick up her second votes. Kuttner and Paul were pass. All the rest were thumbs up. I think pass on the part of Paul is a cop-out. From her "policy" she has no interest in foreign affairs so she wouldn't argue against.
Even though Lascaris may seem extreme he is very convincing. I don't think "losing seats" will be a priority for voters on the left. Paul will take the moderates. My instincts tell me there are not that many moderates in the Green party.
I think it might be close, or a landslide for Lascaris. Here's hoping I'm right.
Even if I am wrong I am willing to stick with the party to contribute to the influence of the left side of the party which I think will be much larger than the one in the NDP.
So 22K existing members and 15K (and counting) new members. Paul is favored by May and raised the most $.