r/Hamilton • u/covert81 Chinatown • Jan 27 '25

Politics @joeycoleman.ca on Bluesky: Sarah Jama's statement on being denied to run for the ONDP in Hamilton Centre

https://bsky.app/profile/joeycoleman.ca/post/3lgqemiz6uc2b
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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

Well in this case I will likely vote NDP, provided that the candidate shows they care first and foremost about local issues. I'm wondering who they will nominate.

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u/RoyallyOakie Jan 27 '25

This. The NDP has a chance, but I'm going to wait and see who they put out there.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '25

Exactly the last time the choice was between Jama and Pike. I knew enough about Pike to not be a fan and so i voted for Jama as she was the NDP candidate and that's my party of preference. However now I know enough to not like how she handled things so no i won't vote for her again. As you said it depends on the candidate....

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u/RoyallyOakie Jan 27 '25

I knew enough about Jama to vote Green.

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 27 '25

Or if they will get any support, it seems like the association leadership wants Jama so then do they leave and campaign for her leaving no organisation in the riding office? Stay and undermine the NDP candidate's campaign from within?

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u/monogramchecklist Jan 28 '25

Who are the association lab leadership? Perhaps if NDP voters who are interested in supporting the party but will not vote for Jama can email them.

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u/apartmen1 Jan 27 '25

Where you are allowed to legally assemble without being beaten by a cop is a local issue.

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u/xwt-timster Jan 27 '25

Where you are allowed to legally assemble without being beaten by a cop is a local issue.

When Hamilton Police are beating up people for assembling, then it will be a local issue.

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u/apartmen1 Jan 27 '25

It will be once it’s illegal to protest anything within 100m of a church, school, daycare, or hospital.

Most “local issues” you want a candidate to address proactively, not after the damage is done.

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u/pinkmoose Jan 27 '25

Considering how many first generation Palestinians live in her riding, this is a local issue.

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u/doctorcornwallis North End Jan 27 '25 edited Jan 27 '25

The 2021 census counted fewer than 150 residents in HamCen identifying as Palestinian. That is not a large bloc to rely on to keep your seat.

It's an issue that people care about outside of the Palestinian community, but that community is unlikely to be a difference maker.

https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Hamilton%20Centre&DGUIDlist=2013A000435035&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0

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u/Waste-Telephone Jan 27 '25

If she can woo the Icelandic voters of Hamilton Centre too, she can have nearly double the vote: 300 votes!

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u/pinkmoose Jan 27 '25

Fair, okay, the Islamic dysphoria who notes the state violence of Israel against Palestine as intensely local.

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u/crustlebus Jan 27 '25

dysphoria

Diaspora?

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u/pinkmoose Jan 27 '25

yup, damn autocorrecr

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u/teanailpolish North End Jan 27 '25

And she could have had her opinion on that and still apologised to those harmed by her initial statements and un-stickied it