Letter to the Editor

Re: Floor Cross of Ontario NDP Member of the Provincial Parliament

Doly Begum, former Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP) and Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP) resigned in early February and was immediately appointed as the Liberal candidate in the by-election to take place April 13.

"I've had the privilege to earn the trust and fight for the people of Scarborough Southwest for more than seven years as our MPP," she said. "I understand the priorities of our community, and at this crucial moment for our country, I believe we must come together to build a stronger, more united, and more prosperous Canada."

Begum does not say what she thinks the priorities of her community are, just that she understands what they are. Her fawning adoration for Canadian democracy does not extend to even consulting her constituents, because, she says, she understands the priorities of her community. What would this be? That her community is okay with the attacks on immigrants, migrant workers and visa students? That her constituents agree with Mark Carney's support for U.S./Israeli war against Iran? For handing over billions of dollars in pay-the-rich schemes to narrow private interests at the expense of health care, education and other crucial social programs? Is that it?

Her fawning adoration for Canadian democracy has nothing to do with the reality that, like all members of parliament, Begum will first have to swear allegiance to the King. Then she will take her seat and dutifully vote for whatever legislation Mark Carney puts forward on behalf of the global oligarchs who are setting the agenda. How is this reality in any way connected to her simpering declarations about a "stronger, more united, and more prosperous Canada."

What is clear is that none of this has anything to do with representing the people in her riding, and that the need for democratic renewal becomes clearer with each passing day.

Reader in Alberta


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Volume 56 Number 7 - March 13, 2026

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