Tag: Avi Lewis

  • 610 CKTB | Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue

    610 CKTB | Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue

    610 CKTB host Gene Valaitis and Jon Liedtke discuss Premier Doug Ford’s governance, labeling him a “Soviet-style central planner”. They critique his use of taxpayer money for “voter bribes” like rebate checks, his inconsistent free-market stance regarding monopolies and subsidies, and the controversy surrounding his purchase of an impractical private jet. Transcript (Gemini Generated): Gene…

  • Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue: Doug Ford’s Faux Free-Market Sales Pitch

    Soviet Central Planning in Conservative Blue: Doug Ford’s Faux Free-Market Sales Pitch

    Jon Liedtke deconstructs Premier Doug Ford’s “Open for Business” branding, exposing a governance style rooted in central planning and interventionism. From “gravy plane” jet purchases to picking winners with corporate subsidies, Liedtke argues Ford’s pragmatic corporatism betrays true small-c conservative principles while shamelessly buying off an increasingly cynical electorate.

  • 610 CKTB | The Relevancy of Irrelevancy: The NDP’s Severance Delusion

    610 CKTB | The Relevancy of Irrelevancy: The NDP’s Severance Delusion

    The NDP has undergone a “political lobotomy,” trading its blue-collar roots for faculty lounge activism. Under Avi Lewis, the party focuses on performative theater while ignoring the economic crisis facing industrial workers. With polling at record lows, Mark Carney’s Liberals are successfully cannibalizing the NDP’s remaining relevance and labor support.

  • The Relevancy of Irrelevancy: The NDP’s Severance Delusion

    The Relevancy of Irrelevancy: The NDP’s Severance Delusion

    The federal NDP faces a “severance” from its working-class roots. Under Avi Lewis, the party retreats into academic activism and equity-card optics, while industrial workers in Windsor and Hamilton face economic turmoil. With polling at 9% and provincial wings distancing themselves, the party risks being cannibalized by Mark Carney’s Liberals.