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Pro-Palestinian activist Yves Engler barred from running for NDP leadership
The NDP cited harassment, antisemitic rhetoric, and echoing Russian propaganda as reasons to reject Yves Engler’s candidacy, upheld after an independent review.
- Yves Engler, a pro-Palestinian activist and author, was barred from running for the leadership of Canada's New Democratic Party .
- The NDP alleged that Engler had made comments consistent with antisemitic rhetoric and echoed Russian propaganda regarding the Russo-Ukrainian war.
- Engler denied the claims and said he had publicly condemned antisemitism and Russia's invasion of Ukraine on numerous occasions.
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NDP takes Orwellian world view to deny my candidacy
Up is down. Right is left. International law is whatever empire says it is. Democracy is following our rules. The audacity, chauvinism and absurdity of the NDP vetting committee is a sight to behold. To justify denying party members the right to choose whether they want me to lead the party, the three-person backroom committee
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Leaning Left23Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution82% Left
Bias Distribution
- 82% of the sources lean Left
82% Left
L 82%
C 18%
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