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picard102 said:
Delivery or prices for consumers? The LCBO's mandate isn't to make booze cheap.
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Not sure that it is publicly disclosed, but I imagine LCBO's SG&A are high. That model doesn't translate to cheap or even competitive grocery prices absent subsidies.
 
afransen said:
Not sure that it is publicly disclosed, but I imagine LCBO's SG&A are high. That model doesn't translate to cheap or even competitive grocery prices absent subsidies.
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YearSG&ARevenueSG&A %
FY2023~$1.19B~$7.41B~16.1%
FY2024~$1.27B~$7.45B~17.0%
 
All of the Avi Lewis endorsed candidates for staffing positions within the NDP, won this evening. That might tell us something about where this is headed tomorrow....
 
thettctransitfanatic said:
All of the Avi Lewis endorsed candidates for staffing positions within the NDP, won this evening. That might tell us something about where this is headed tomorrow....
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He was my first choice.

I think once the dust settled and people actually looked into the candidates Avi got the votes.

Not only is he related to Stephen Lewis but he is the most polished of the candidates.

Rob Ashton is a symbol of what the NDP is but not where it needs to be.

The other candidates are all grassroots candidates, activists for their own causes. Again, a symbol of what the NDP is but not where it needs to be.

The reason I voted for Avi was because he is more like the other party leaders and more relatable than an activist or union leader.

The NDP needs someone who can relate to all Canadians not just special interest groups.
 
Richard White said:
He was my first choice.

I think once the dust settled and people actually looked into the candidates Avi got the votes.

Not only is he related to Stephen Lewis but he is the most polished of the candidates.

Rob Ashton is a symbol of what the NDP is but not where it needs to be.

The other candidates are all grassroots candidates, activists for their own causes. Again, a symbol of what the NDP is but not where it needs to be.

The reason I voted for Avi was because he is more like the other party leaders and more relatable than an activist or union leader.

The NDP needs someone who can relate to all Canadians not just special interest groups.
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I think if he wins remains to be seen how he does. He certainly is a more aggressive left wing populist kinda guy. I think he could do numbers among younger voters.
 
Richard White said:
He was my first choice.

I think once the dust settled and people actually looked into the candidates Avi got the votes.

Not only is he related to Stephen Lewis but he is the most polished of the candidates.

Rob Ashton is a symbol of what the NDP is but not where it needs to be.

The other candidates are all grassroots candidates, activists for their own causes. Again, a symbol of what the NDP is but not where it needs to be.

The reason I voted for Avi was because he is more like the other party leaders and more relatable than an activist or union leader.

The NDP needs someone who can relate to all Canadians not just special interest groups.
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Somehow, Heather McPherson as more of a "grassroots activist for her own cause" than Avi Lewis doesn't ring true, unless you're referring to Prairie-style moderation as a "cause" (and even there, she isn't as sore-thumb "Alberta" as Mulcair was sore-thumb "Quebec")
 
thettctransitfanatic said:
Avi Lewis has just been elected leader of the NDP.
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Full results, via the Star:

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NDP leadership vote live: Avi Lewis is the new leader of the New Democrats

New Democratic Party voters choosing between Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson and Tony McQuail at the Winnepeg Convention on Sunday March 29.
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christiesplits said:
Full results, via the Star:

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NDP leadership vote live: Avi Lewis is the new leader of the New Democrats

New Democratic Party voters choosing between Rob Ashton, Tanille Johnston, Avi Lewis, Heather McPherson and Tony McQuail at the Winnepeg Convention on Sunday March 29.
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Result was:

Avi Lewis 39,734 votes.

Heather McPherson: 20,899 votes.

Tanille Johnston: 5,159 votes.

Rob Ashton: 4,193 votes.

Tony McQuail: 945 votes.

70,930 votes were cast, with 4 spoiled votes
 
So in a decade Avi Lewis went from writing ''The Leap Manifesto'', to leading the federal NDP. A dramatic rise for him. But one thing that's interesting here is probably the fact that already, you are seeing provincial NDP branches, in particular the Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP, criticizing him. Managing the provincial NDP branches will be tricky for Mr. Lewis. But also, I would argue now, the NDP doesn't mind nepobabies, seeing as Avi Lewis is one. Lewis doesn't have a seat in Parliament, it will be interesting to see if he runs in a byelection soon or if he holds off for a bit like Singh did when he won the leadership. Lastly, expect his leadership to be aggressively left wing populist.
 
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thettctransitfanatic said:
So in a decade Avi Lewis went from writing ''The Leap Manifesto'', to leading the federal NDP. A dramatic rise for him. But one thing that's interesting here is probably the fact that already, you are seeing provincial NDP branches, in particular the Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP, criticizing him. Managing the provincial NDP branches will be tricky for Mr. Lewis. But also, I would argue now, the NDP doesn't mind nepobabies, seeing as Avi Lewis is one. Lewis doesn't have a seat in Parliament, it will be interesting to see if he runs in a byelection soon or if he holds off for a bit like Singh did when he won the leadership. Lastly, expect his leadership to be aggressively left wing populist.
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Beaches-East York is an obvious choice if NES gets the Ontario Liberal leadership.
 
thettctransitfanatic said:
So in a decade Avi Lewis went from writing ''The Leap Manifesto'', to leading the federal NDP. A dramatic rise for him. But one thing that's interesting here is probably the fact that already, you are seeing provincial NDP branches, in particular the Alberta and Saskatchewan NDP, criticizing him. Managing the provincial NDP branches will be tricky for Mr. Lewis. But also, I would argue now, the NDP doesn't mind nepobabies, seeing as Avi Lewis is one. Lewis doesn't have a seat in Parliament, it will be interesting to see if he runs in a byelection soon or if he holds off for a bit like Singh did when he won the leadership. Lastly, expect his leadership to be aggressively left wing populist.
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Singh didn't run because he was an idiot.
I think Lewis won't run because there is no safe NDP seat in the country.
 
Westey said:
Singh didn't run because he was an idiot.
I think Lewis won't run because there is no safe NDP seat in the country.
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Well, Singh didn't have any "safe" or even viable byelection choices until one turned up, either. Indeed, even as an incumbent Lib seat where the NDP got single digits last time, BEY is technically more viable for Lewis than any "awaiting" byelection seats were for Singh prior to his finally winning (*and*, it's next door to his father's former provincial turf).

Of course, if one wants to be exceptionally morbid re byelection possibilities, when it comes to the seat Lewis ran for last time, Hedy Fry's in her mid-80s and not getting any younger.
 
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