When the NDP removed Sarah Jama from caucus, she was silent in her defense, leaving people in Hamilton Centre in the dark about NDP machinations behind her removal. It’s time for the story to come out
I agree. It’ll be interesting to see if it brings out the vote or if people will continue to be apathetic to the political process. I’m not hopeful, actually. I’d like to be proven wrong.
It’ll be interesting to see how many extra votes the Greens pick up. I’ve talked to some who are thinking of going that way.
I think voting Green is a protest vote. As right as their policies might be and as deep integrity as their candidate Lucia Iannantuono has, they are not going to win. A different candidate will. So, voting Green may be a way to express oneself, but is not going to contribute to determining who ends up representing Hamilton Centre in Queens Park.
Jama pretends she never said she would run as an independent before she was prevented from contesting the NDP nomination.
Yet your own article: “it’s Jama Time” celebrates her nomination as an independent candidate back in Sept.
Your article also ignores the real reason she was booted from the caucus. She lied to her fellow MPPs and betrayed her assurance that she would read one statement and then read another.
All this is apart from Jama denying that Hamas members committed rape or her call for “globalizing the intifada.”
Time for a little truth here about Jama who has inflicted needless damage on the NDP through her deceptions and ego.
I agree with Peter Zaduk's comment that Margaret Shkimba's account is really one-sided. Sarah Jama needed only to moderate her language on the Israeli-Palestinian issue to remain within the NDP caucus. She wouldn't. I recall at the time that some other members of the provincial NDP were reportedly about to leave if she would not be more careful with her words and tone. Marit had to act. Robin Lennox is an excellent candidate. I'm voting for her and hope can she win. If Sarah wins, we'll have a relatively ineffectual Independent with a bit of a loose cannon style, like that of her rather questionable, apology-prone and unpopular supporter Fred Hahn. The Greens also have an excellent candidate in Lucia but she has no chance so voters must vote strategically.
I agree. It’ll be interesting to see if it brings out the vote or if people will continue to be apathetic to the political process. I’m not hopeful, actually. I’d like to be proven wrong.
It’ll be interesting to see how many extra votes the Greens pick up. I’ve talked to some who are thinking of going that way.
I think voting Green is a protest vote. As right as their policies might be and as deep integrity as their candidate Lucia Iannantuono has, they are not going to win. A different candidate will. So, voting Green may be a way to express oneself, but is not going to contribute to determining who ends up representing Hamilton Centre in Queens Park.
Definitely a dilemma brought on by the NDP in not giving Sarah the support she deserves.
So, Sarah was right about Hamas not committing rapes. Why are you trying to keep that lie alive?
This account is so one sided
Jama pretends she never said she would run as an independent before she was prevented from contesting the NDP nomination.
Yet your own article: “it’s Jama Time” celebrates her nomination as an independent candidate back in Sept.
Your article also ignores the real reason she was booted from the caucus. She lied to her fellow MPPs and betrayed her assurance that she would read one statement and then read another.
All this is apart from Jama denying that Hamas members committed rape or her call for “globalizing the intifada.”
Time for a little truth here about Jama who has inflicted needless damage on the NDP through her deceptions and ego.
I’m not going repeat myself in the comments.
The answers to your comments are in the piece.
Your comments tell me you didn’t read it.
I read it with care . You in no way acknowledge that she deceived her colleagues and that was why she was expelled from caucus.
She says she didn’t. It was the other way around, you must have missed that part.
So Sarah deceived her colleagues and now says she didn’t? I count that as two lies.
Where in the meetings?
We all must take a stand. She did.
https://substack.com/@peter1951/p-147705878
I agree with Peter Zaduk's comment that Margaret Shkimba's account is really one-sided. Sarah Jama needed only to moderate her language on the Israeli-Palestinian issue to remain within the NDP caucus. She wouldn't. I recall at the time that some other members of the provincial NDP were reportedly about to leave if she would not be more careful with her words and tone. Marit had to act. Robin Lennox is an excellent candidate. I'm voting for her and hope can she win. If Sarah wins, we'll have a relatively ineffectual Independent with a bit of a loose cannon style, like that of her rather questionable, apology-prone and unpopular supporter Fred Hahn. The Greens also have an excellent candidate in Lucia but she has no chance so voters must vote strategically.
How can one be “moderate “ about a genocide. Is this how far the NDP has fallen?
I contacted the provincial office for their comment to specific questions. They chose submit a blanket statement.
If it’s “one-sided” it’s because they have nothing to say.
Imagine threatening to quit if a colleague, duly elected in a democratic process isn’t tone policed? Who’s being “difficult”?
Adults don’t act like that.
Honestly. The whole thing looks terrible on the NDP.
They position themselves as change agents but collapse when the status quo gets challenged.
Insightful, Margaret. Thanks! I sense it’ll be competitive three-way battle among the parties like nothing we’ve seen in HC for a long time.