Thread by @Lidsville

I know civic elections are only just over but: if you're an Anjali follower, what is your next step when she's disqualified this week?

Elizabeth Cull presents her findings on the NDP membership investigation on Wednesday. The party brass know the contents of the report.. #bcpoli

We all know this disqualification is coming. Dave Eby isn't even bothering to campaign for leadership, and his website has the look of a placeholder he paid about $199 for.

So what happens next?

It's critical those who felt full of hope & signed up for memberships under Anjali not be cut loose with nowhere to go - & not become cynical & disaffected with politics entirely. Esp youth. This was always the unaddressed risk of this 'strategy'...

It seems unlikely Anjali will advocate that her followers switch to the Greens once she's disqualified. She's a lifelong NDP partisan & is now saying so explicitly (even if saying that is just tactical this week). Will ENGOs try to switch her followers Green before they tune out?

I think what needs to be laid out immediately, & I'm sure Greens will be on this, is:
1. Anjali's platform was more or less lifted from the Green platform. On everything: environment, economics, jobs, social justice, anti-privatization of health. It's the same political vision..

2. The key Q: what is the key vehicle for change electorally (to support the most important activity, grassroots organizing)? NDP must be reduced to a minority with Greens having balance of power. We won't achieve transformation with either of the 2 parties in a majority govt..

We can achieve an NDP minority under our wretched First Past the Post system: by electing Greens in key ridings & forcing the NDP back into power-sharing. But it will take all the energy & ingenuity of those who flocked to Anjali leadership to now help Greens in those ridings...

New members, esp younger people, may become demoralized and turned off if the next steps aren't laid out clearly once Anjali Appadurai is disqualified. She should not be disqualified; the NDP should let this play out. But that's not what I think is going to happen.

You do not have to be a hyperpartisan to join a political party. You can do it tactically (only reason I ever join parties). Many joined BC NDP tactically to support change/Anjali. That's absolutely legit & accepted in this country. A switch to Greens now will be a similar move.

The Green party has a chance in a larger number of ridings now. It is not the party it was under Andrew Weaver; anyone who's been following Sonia's work and positions can see this. She's also currently the only real opposition in this province.

Also, in case you missed Question Period today:

https://twitter.com/nocontextbcgov/status/1582120886911791105

#bcpoli #bcndp

So many conversations today either ended or began with something like:

"So do you think the NDP will disqualify Anjali tomorrow? If so, what reason can Cull use for disqualification? NDP people think they'll disqualify, but how?"

I don't know, and I don't know anyone who does.

And now have to wonder no longer.

https://twitter.com/Lidsville/status/1582544368875220992

.. And here are the recommendations of Elizabeth Cull (you may know her from her culling of BC's family doctors in the 90s) to disqualify @AnjaliApp from the NDP leadership race.

Shaw has me blocked so you'll have to click to see this: #bcpoli

https://twitter.com/RobShaw_BC/status/1582549394087239680