Charlie Angus
Contributor at Freelance
Artist, writer, Member of Parliament, Canada. Singer with Grievous Angels. Author, Député, Musicien et Auteur. Political and cultural thoughts.
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4 days ago |
charlieangus.substack.com | Charlie Angus
Since the election of April 28th, I have received many messages asking if I am considering running to be NDP leader. I served in elected public office for 21 years, representing a region bigger than the United Kingdom. I also had the honour to run for leader of the New Democratic Party in 2017. I am not looking to return to elected office or to attempt another leadership run. Since the election of Donald Trump, our nation has faced unprecedented threats.
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3 weeks ago |
charlieangus.substack.com | Charlie Angus
“You will not be able to stay home, brotherYou will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be live.”— Gil Scott-HeronI shouldn't have been surprised. In one of the most important election debates in recent history, the Leader's Debates Commission gave five spots to "reporters" from the extremist troll site Rebel News. Canadian Press was given one. Apparently, this was the Commission’s idea of balanced coverage.
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1 month ago |
charlieangus.substack.com | Charlie Angus
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2 months ago |
charlieangus.substack.com | Charlie Angus
Folks across North America tuned in to watch SNL on Saturday. When Mike Myers came out with his Canada Is Not For Sale t-shirt, it probably jogged the memory of a lot of American viewers that Mike, like so many of the great "American" comedians, is actually from Canada. Canadians who watched that moment saw something much more profound than a t-shirt. Mike was issuing marching orders.
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2 months ago |
rabble.ca | Charlie Angus
I can’t seem to get Yeats out of my head. Ever since November 5th, his dark tale has been my guide to make sense of the Trump ascendancy. And then this morning at the NATO parliamentary meetings in Brussels, I felt like a bit actor in a dramatic rendition of Yeats’ nightmare poem. NATO is a huge, slow-moving bureaucracy. Budgets, plans, and objectives are carefully designed over multiple meetings with precise input from all players.
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We had a great talk about the impact of the 80s tonight. Check out my page at Bluesky for details. Not sharing it with Elon Musk who is a toxic shit bird. Join me at bluesky to continue the conversation. https://t.co/cOW0bWirCA
RT @LauraBabcock: Can't wait to have @CharlieAngusNDP on the OShow Thursday. Because Canada ... we need to talk... #cdnpoli 🇨🇦
Looking to get as far away from Elon Musk as possible. Consider this step one. https://t.co/cOW0bWirCA
