Chris Chase-Onions

YouTube video by Heather McPherson Charlie Angus anounces his endorsement

Since I was elected @charlieangus104.bsky.social has been a friend and mentor. He’s always had my back.

He has given so much to our country. He’s a fierce advocate for working people and Indigenous communities and a generous friend. I’m truly honoured to have his endorsement.

youtu.be/GH36u3ATqu0

Considering all the work that Daisy does for Somerset Ward she’s more than earned it

Have you tried sitting them down with a refreshing Mint Soda ™️?

NDP Leadership Race hot take: Giving Tuesday is supposed to be for charities and non-profits, and taking up oxygen from them when both are struggling is kinda scummy.

“It’s Beans!” - @genaumonier.bsky.social

What eldritch horror is @genaumonier.bsky.social summoning?

Chandra has proven she knows how to win where we haven’t won before. She and her team have won her elections one conversation at the time.

As someone who knows a a little something about that, I deeply appreciate her support and confidence

Currently in Halifax for a conference - some shots of the last two days

Welcome aboard! You’re pretty much the only person I missed from the old hellsite who hadn’t jumped ship yet

Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star

A summary of N5, N12 and N13 eviction notices in Ottawa, 2010-2023 The number is going up, way up

Thank you to my colleague @glengower.bsky.social for this post on the alarming increase in evictions in Ottawa over the last few years. More from me this week, along with a proposed solution to get us closer to better protections against renovictions.

glengower.substack.com/p/a-summary-...

Thrilled to be attending the #Ottawa Centre @ndp.ca nomination meeting.

Two incredible candidates I've known for 25 years.Vicky Smallman @offhandremarks.bsky.social and @joelharden.bsky.social.

Excited also to see my Scarborough Southwest MPP and Ontario NDP Deputy Leader Doly Begum here as well!

Also to the handful of people on the internet from the Tarquinas sever who might ever see this: /blame Pave

Star Wars: Galaxies forum was one of the main places I frequented in the olden days of 2007-2011.

Gladiator II feels like it was written by a 13-year old American with ADHD who had just skimmed the Wikipedia page for Arthurian Mythology. In short Gladiator II is the most Gladiator II movie ever made.

It’s pretty good.

“Lisa, a guy who has lots of ivory is less likely to hurt Stampy than a guy whose ivory supplies are low”

Raise your chungus high!

I’ve heard he was the inventor of Christmas

Credit to the ones that are nicely decorated goes to @genaumonier.bsky.social

Christmas Eve activities at Onions HQ

It's like how getting the door slammed in your face isn't the objective when I'm out canvassing. We can debate how communicative politicians should be on social media, but they're beholden to their constituents, not random internet users.

A quick addendum: Getting blocked by a politician on a small social media site does not make you righteous or superior, it means you've closed off an avenue of communication and you won't effectively get your message out.

This isn't to say foreign interference isn't an issue to take seriously, or that we can't question any narratives presented, or question the actions of a politician, but to take a step back, look around, and try to understand why something is happening as opposed to denying that's it's happening.

My advice as a former Liberal to Trudeau supporters on this platform is to take a breath and think before posting. Is what you're attributing to malice, corruption, and conspiracy actually explained by something more reasonable? Are the polls wrong, or are there perspectives you haven't considered?

In 2011 I thought there was going to be that Act 3 twist and Ignatieff would save Canada from the villainous Stephen but I was wrong. I was wrong because I thought politics was a drama and not the decisions of millions of people dealing with factors far outside of what my 16-year old mind imagined.

All of this is to say: There isn't some grand conspiracy as to why things are happening. Canadian politics isn't a TV show with heroes and villains and there isn't some great Act 3 twist that is going to change everything and defeat the evil villain Pierre Poilievre.

While the CSA got some moderate wins for the NDP, it didn't result in any real polling gains compared to 2021, and has done damage to NDP chances in Blue-Orange seats because of effective marketing by the Tories that it was actually a coalition ('Sellout Singh' has a nice ring to it).

Why is the NDP going to topple the government? Because the political position Singh put himself in of wanting Trudeau to resign but not wanting an election was going to be seen as more self-interested while not actually serving any purpose either ideologically or electorally compared to an election.

Why are the Liberals losing by 25 points? Global backlash against incumbents due to cost of living, Poilievre being right about inflation being the next big issue in 2021, the Liberals not reading the room by not taking housing seriously until a year ago, and a general desire for change.