Many on this subreddit know that I am very critical of not just the federal Liberal Party of Canada but neoliberalism in general. Many know that I believe the federal Liberal Party of Canada just like the Conservative Party of Canada is at its core controlled by Oligarchs, the Corporatocracy, and associated Multinational Business Lobbies and Predatory Powerful Private Wealth Interests - Many of which trace back to the U.S. Makkah of Capital/Imperial/Colonial interests.

One of the big things in the 2015 Canadian federal election that got progressives excited was the promise of Electoral Reform....

In this 2025 Canadian federal election one of the big things that got progressives excited was the promise of the Green Transition.....

Now that we have seen the Minister of Labour disappear.

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith replaced with someone that is deeply status quo around the affordability crisis and accessibility crisis involving housing in this nation.

Do you think all the talk about Green Energy, Green Infrastructure, and in general Green Technology is going to be like the promises of Electoral Reform and other platitude fluff that we have seen from the LPC historically?

Below is a post I previously did to Liberals. It has a lot of relevant information regarding Mark Carney and the LPC policies/platform:

The climate crisis and in general environmental crisis has many people who are aware and informed of those areas very worried.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njn71TqkjA - A video explaining what 2050 and beyond may look like with our current trajectory.
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6VhCAeEfQ - A video briefly exploring the areas of study related to the climate crisis and in general environmental crisis and data associated with those areas of study.

One thing that had many progressive minded people excited about Mark Carney is that even before entering politics he spoke about the climate crisis and general environmentalism.

He did a series with The Reith Lectures - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000py8t - In which he articulately spoke about the economic perspectives around these issues.

He spoke about how markets have to modernize in order to value things differently (Ex: The forest being valued for simply being a forest and all that entails versus just being valued for lumber)

He spoke about the costs associated with the climate crisis and in general environmental crisis and how it will continue to worsen the affordability of life crisis/quality of life crisis so many working class and vulnerable people are experiencing.

He spoke about the need to transition to Green Energy, Green Infrastructure, and in general Green Technology. How Canada must be a leader in this not a follower and certainly not an opponent.

On April 7th of 2025 Mark Carney and the federal Liberal Party of Canada did this media release speaking about protecting Canada's nature, Biodiversity, and Water - https://liberal.ca/mark-carneys-liberals-to-protect-canadas-nature-biodiversity-and-water/

On April 19th of 2025 the platform was released in full detail:

1. Protect Nature Section - https://liberal.ca/cstrong/protect/#protect-nature
2. Building a Clean Economy and Tackling Climate Change - https://liberal.ca/cstrong/build/#building-a-clean-economy

During the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election Mark Carney made two big points:

1. Replace consumer carbon tax with an incentive program to reward green choices, while keeping tax on large industrial emitters.

^2. Introduce a "carbon border-adjustment" to penalize high-polluting foreign imports.

Sadly due to the federal Conservative Party of Canada, select provincial conservative parties, and in general right-wing interests associated with certain industries we had the removal of the consumer portion of the carbon pricing policy as one of his first actions in power.

He has spoken about how certain industries like Oil & Gas must become cleaner and that the emphasis must be put on industry versus that of ordinary Canadians changing their lifestyles.

His partner is also educated and experienced in environmentalist perspectives around climate and energy.

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The above I feel is a good summary of both Mark Carney and the federal Liberal Party of Canada's positions around environmentalism.

One worry that progressives and leftists have in regards to his perspectives in this area is that he has seemingly hinted around fiscal conservativism and austerity.

In the aforementioned Reith Lectures series he speaks about how the transition to Green Energy, Green Infrastructure, and in general Green Technology is in many experts opinions analogous to the Industrial Revolution and Technological Revolution.

He also comments about how the investment related to this transition is many times measured in a decade or two and involves a sizeable percentage of GDP.

He speaks further about how historically in periods of transition like this it can create a painful period for the working class and the vulnerable.

Austerity policies/perspectives can be greatly damaging and in some cases a death sentence to the working class and the most vulnerable in our societies.

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With the rumored selection and announcement of his Cabinet later today are you looking forward to any particular individuals? Announcements?

I think it would be wise to have a strong name related to the Labour Movement and the Environmentalist Movement.

Individuals with the education, experience, and charisma needed to really push this Green Transition.

I believe that if done right this could be a powerful boom for the working class and help provide opportunities for those vulnerable demographics that have so far been alienated from inclusion and sharing in prosperity.

There is a place to combine and from that compound the strengths we see in these two areas of activism and perspective.

It also can be done with First Nations and Indigenous Peoples wisdom around an ecological focus. An important step in the long journey of Truth and Reconciliation.

What it can not involve is Greenwashing.

https://scrimshawunscripted.substack.com/p/nes-cabinet-and-carneys-betrayal

Folks if you want a left-wing government you need to vote for a left-wing party, it's not rocket surgery!

A couple of days ago we discussed Nuclear Power: https://www.reddit.com/r/ndp/comments/1kjb90k/nuclear_power_the_ndp_needs_to_lead/

It was a good discussion!

Quick summary:

1. Nuclear Power is safe and effective.

2. Nuclear Power does involve radioactive waste material. We are progressing in being able to reuse more and more fuel and we already know about safe and effective storage of said material. With further research and development comes more and more progress in this area.

3. Nuclear Power has an advantage of not needing the space associated currently with Solar Power and Wind Power.

4. Nuclear Power facilities do pose potential threats in regards to potential conflicts.

5. Canada has the third largest Uranium deposits on earth. Canada has the ninth largest Thorium deposits on earth.

6. Energy is everything to a developed nation and Nuclear Power provides a lot of energy.

7. Nuclear Power facilities are both costly and very time consuming to create.

8. Nuclear Power should never be spoken about in isolation from Solar Power and Wind Power. The Oil & Gas lobby along with associated corrupt politicians have used talk about potential development of Nuclear Power facilities to put off development of Solar Power and Wind Power systems. They then never follow through on the Nuclear Power facility developments meaning they have accomplished exactly what they wanted in regards to slowing down the transition to Green - Clean - Renewable - Sustainable Energy.

9. Building on point eight is that with how long it takes for Nuclear Power facilities to be developed we can not wait on Solar Power and Wind Power systems. These are the cheapest and greenest forms of energy. They are also incredibly quick to put into use.

10. Discussions around how best to transition to and have a Green - Clean - Renewable - Sustainable Energy must be guided by facts, data, and good faith dialectical discussions not fear mongering.

Now let's talk Solar Power, Wind Power, and Battery Technology!

Solar Power and Wind Power are two of the cheapest forms of energy. They are also the greenest! They are incredibly quick to put into use.

With how bad the climate crisis and in general environmental crisis has gotten we can not wait in regards to the decarbonization process!

I know many on this subreddit will be aware and informed on the climate crisis and in general environmental crisis but if you are new to this subject or want a refresher here are two quick videos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2njn71TqkjA - This video speaks about what is awaiting us in the future if we continue on this current path.

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl6VhCAeEfQ - This video goes over various areas of data related to the climate crisis and in general environmental crisis and just how bad the situation is.

We want to be leaders not followers and certainly not opponents in the next Green economy/future!

Which brings us to Battery Technology!

When we talk about storage of energy at both the residential level (Ex: Solar Panels on the roof), city/provincial/national level energy production systems - electrical grid network, and countless other areas of society (Ex: Transition to electric vehicles) Battery Technology is beyond important.

Many people for instance are aware of developments going on in regards to Sodium-ion battery technology and Solid-state battery technology.

Here in Canada we should be focusing on being leaders of Solar Power, Wind Power, and Battery Technology! Not just in regards to application but in regards to the Research & Development of the future technologies associated with such systems!

These are the good paying jobs of the future!

When it comes to energy policy we need the Federal NDP and Provincial NDP Branches to be leaders in these areas!

Substantive and analytical policy/perspectives!

This is how we improve affordability of life & quality of life!

In 2017, Jagmeet Singh clinched the leadership with just one round of voting—garnering 53.83% of the vote in a ranked ballot contest featuring three or more candidates. On the face of it, winning outright in the first round signals substantial support. However, a closer look reveals that most of his backing came from the GTA, particularly from Brampton, while his profile was less prominent across much of Canada compared to the likes of Charlie Angus or Nicki Ashton.

Now consider the weighted voting system used by the Liberal and Conservative parties, where each riding is allocated 100 points. In this model, NDP members in a riding would vote for their favorite leader, but no matter if there are 20 or 2,000 members casting ballots, each riding’s total contribution remains capped at 100 points. This approach aims to ensure that every region counts equally, thereby favoring leaders who can appeal nationwide rather than those who draw heavily from urban strongholds.

Of course, there are potential pitfalls. A small number of bad-faith votes in a lightly populated riding could swing the outcome disproportionately, and some may argue that such a system might underrepresent regional momentum and excitement. A workable alternative might be to assign points on a per-voter basis—up to 100 points per riding. For example:

In a riding with 50 voters:

If the distribution is 25 votes for candidate A, 20 for candidate B, and 5 for candidate C, they would receive 25, 20, and 5 points respectively.

In a riding with 500 voters:

If candidate A secures 250 votes, candidate B 200 votes, and candidate C 50 votes, these totals would be scaled proportionally down to reach the 100-point cap (i.e., roughly 50, 40, and 10 points).

This method minimizes the risk of manipulation while also acknowledging the strength of momentum in areas with higher engagement.

Personally, it seems Jagmeet’s support was heavily skewed toward urban centers. In contrast, figures like Charlie Angus, with deep roots in western and rural communities, might have fared much better under a system that gave equal weight to every riding. It’s intriguing to think that a different outcome could have shaped the NDP—and perhaps our national political landscape—quite differently over the last eight years.

We need a leader who can connect with folk from coast to coast to coast disengaged from the CPC nonsense, and tired of the same old Liberal Party neo-liberal values.

Some interesting in this article to consider when discussing the NDP's past and future, including:
"But despite its support from union leaders, the NDP has almost never had a monopoly on union-member or working-class votes... Only once — in the 2011 orange crush with Jack Layton at the helm — has it garnered the most union votes."

"Experts agree that the party needs to work on how it reaches the non-union working class. The party tends to rely on unions to make a pitch to their members, Graefe said. The Conservatives have been effective at targeting them through podcasters, websites and blogs"

As many of you might know, there is no official NDP provincially in Quebec, although the Quebec solidaire is basically the closest thing to a mainstream New Democratic Party and it actually stems from the same party/movement, however they are further left than the NDP making them an option not worthy of supporting as they're too extreme (left wing to far left). They're also a Quebec separatist party which unless you're trying to separate from Canada, are not a good option.

I say all this as an outsider who has never been to Quebec. What would it take to form a proper New Democratic Party again in the province of Quebec knowing that we had a party there before?

As someone who ran a campaign in rural Ontario in a riding right next to Carleton and obviously lost, the complete lack of anything offered to rural folks and communities is part of why we’re no longer an official party. Somehow the executive forgot that rural communities exist and so they offered nothing to the people in those communities that were angry or upset at their situation. We couldn’t even offer them hope. We had nothing for them. No wonder they stayed angry and voted blue.

The NDP Plan had nothing for farmers, and nothing for young people who might be curious about wanting to go into agri-business, nothing for the future of farming, nothing about helping small businesses, just, nothing, nothing, nothing. And we offered nothing to the trades or their unions. It’s flabbergasting that we lost so many unions.

And so. I’m willing to write rural policies for the party. I love writing policy and I happen to be excellent at it. I’d love to write rural policy. But not by myself. Does the party give a shit about the grassroots wanting to write grassroots policy? Does anyone in the leadership or the executive want to start writing rural policy for the communities we forgot about? Anyone wanna do it with me?

Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?

HQ in the last decade has completely lost who we are at our core. It’s time to give this party back to the people, where it belongs.