and, with that, i'm going to retire my insistence that jagmeet singh must cut his beard.

see, here's the thing: the ndp has a 0% chance of forming government so long as their leader has a beard. it was the same thing with mulcair, who lost for two reasons:

1) canadians don't want a balanced budget amendment.
2) canadians don't trust people with beards.

as somebody on the outside of the petro-state, i would like there to be a competitive option on the left.

the ndp will not be a competitive option so long as that beard is in the way.

hence, jagmeet singh must cut his beard.

but, heroin legalization is a non-starter - and without a serious option to vote for, i probably won't do so in 2019.

so, that's the end of that.