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politics7h ago
Chaos after woke lawmakers give minorities 'equity cards' to cut line
- Latest: NDP convention in Winnipeg erupted over the use of 'equity cards' to manage speaking orders.
- A transgender delegate argued her rights were under attack when another speaker spoke before her.
- A Black delegate said equity cards have 'no value outside of this space.'
- Conference chair Adrienne Smith, who is non-binary, faced remarks when misaddressed as 'madame chair.'
- Despite tensions, Avi Lewis was named NDP leader after the convention vote.
- Delegates debated equity cards as part of a broader discussion on gender and racial privilege in speaking order.
- The convention website described the event as a space to 'debate ideas' and help shape the movement.
- The session included debate over rescinding the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms notwithstanding clause.
- The convention concluded with Avi Lewis's victory speech promising a 'government that works for the many, not the money.'
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