SAUL BOTTCHER
…is a writer, researcher, musician, and activist. I publish a regular newsletter here on my website. You can follow me (free and ad-free) to receive my latest posts, which I send about twice per month. Or, just scroll down to see what’s new.
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NDP Leadership Results: Evidence of Democratic Deficits
On March 29, Avi Lewis won the NDP leadership race with 56% support in the first round of voting. This matches a projection I made on March 12, based on an analysis of donation statistics. But this should be no surprise, since donations strongly predict…
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Lewis to win NDP Leadership with 56% in First Round
(Disclosure: I’m not an NDP member, and I’m not working for or supporting any campaign in the leadership race.) The NDP leadership race doesn’t end until March 29th, but the result is already clear: Avi Lewis will win the contest with more than double the…
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The NDP Leadership Vote Will Not Be Democratic
(Disclosure: I am not an NDP member, nor am I supporting any candidate in the leadership race. Parts of this post were edited on 24 March 2026 to improve clarity.) One of the responsibilities we have, if we want to live in a real democracy,…
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The Green Party of Canada is Dead—And That’s Okay
It’s been a tough few years for the Green Party of Canada, and the 2025 election was no exception: after being kicked out of the leader’s debates, the Greens fell to 1.2% popular support and lost MP Mike Morrice by a heart-breaking 375 votes, leaving…
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Carney’s Spending Review is “DOGE North”
Welcome to The Unspoken News, a new feature where we’ll be looking at current events from angles that the major news sites have missed. Whether it’s a question that should’ve been asked, or a connection that should’ve been made, we’ll cover it here. Mark Carney…
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Is Canada Moving to a Two-Party System?
Canada’s most recent election had a result we haven’t seen in almost a century: the top two parties both got more than 40% of the popular vote. Smaller parties fared very poorly, with the NDP and Greens losing half their support from the previous election,…
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