WATCH: Chaos erupts at Canadian NDP convention over pronouns and ‘equity cards’

WATCH: Chaos erupts at Canadian NDP convention over pronouns and ‘equity cards’


The New Democratic Party of Canada recently held a leadership convention in Winnipeg, which took a series of chaotic turns as delegates clashed over pronouns, privilege rules, accessibility issues, and speaking rights.

“That’s the far left. They’ve never had someone attain the level of, say, prime minister. They’ve been around since the ’60s. So they’ve been out there, and they’re just an entertaining lot when they gather to get official business done at the National Democrat Party,” Malinak explains.

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And clips from the convention do not disappoint.

The clips reveal the use of “equity cards,” which were handed out to delegates based on identity categories like gender, race, sexuality, and indigenous status. Delegates who had said “equity cards” were allowed to jump the line to ensure equal representation

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