Cam Holmstrom

All checked in and ready to go for a few days in Winnipeg. Looking forward to getting into the city and seeing some friendly faces.

A defeated NDP means labour, progressive movements have to ‘fill that void,’ says CUPE head Hancock Former NDP staffer Cam Holmstrom says New Democrats need a moderate leader who can ‘counter-balance’ the further-left bent of the party and speak to Canadians’ everyday issues.

So I had a thing or two to say to The Hill Times about the state of my beloved NDP. My own two cents here but if you're giving quotes to the media calling Mark Carney "Trump-like", I can't take you seriously. Because like him or not, that's not a serious statement.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...

Back in Winnipeg for a few days and so happy to be. Looking forward to some great chats and time with family and friends!

Home… there’s no place like it 🥰🤓

Happy to be home for the next three weeks. Happy to meet up with folks so just send me a message!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: any morning I wake up in NW Ontario is a great morning.

We’re up and at ‘em and about to get back on the road. Looking forward to get getting home this afternoon!

So we’re up and at ‘em for something a bit different. Allison & I are celebrating our 17th wedding anniversary in Brampton watching our Lorraine participate in the Ontario provincial Track and Field championships. Looking forward to a great day!

What pisses me off about it is it's asking for the exact opposite of what we should do: raise more money at both the riding & party level. Don't fight over a smaller pie, grow the effing pie!

And if they did this, these same folks would be the first to complain about lack of central party help.🤦‍♂️

When I read this, I start to worry that the @ndp.ca I love will die, not recover from this last election.

Because if the lessons these people have learned is "hey you know what will win us elections? A weaker central party!" & undoing all of Jack Layton's work, then we're screwed. Seriously 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

So glad to hear it. I’ll be sure to pass that message along to Tina and her team at the Plaza! Hope the rest of your trip back home has been going well.

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I'm glad that a certain 2nd generation poli-nepo-baby who hasn't won a thing in his life has come down from his ivory tower to pass judgment on us who have actually won elections & gotten our policies passed into law. We're just as much New Democrats as he is, like it or not🤷‍♂️

Veteran New Democrat slams party for ‘absolutely disastrous campaign’ Former NDP MP Charlie Angus says the party ran an “absolutely disastrous campaign” that “missed the moment” and focused too much on leader Jagmeet Singh.

I really appreciate @charlieangus104.bsky.social honest comments here and I agree with him, we need honesty above all right now.

I'll have my two cents (and likely eventually more) to add to this conversation coming ahead, but I'm glad to see the conversation is beginning.

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In Thunder Bay, gotta grab some Persians (Nucci's Bake a Deli on Red River Road, less than two blocks from Hwy 17, have the best IMO). In Kenora, try the Ye Olde Chip Truck for a simple snack, the LOW Brew pub for that kind of fare or The Plaza for some of the best Greek you'll find anywhere :)

The Day After and The New Reality Parsing through what just happened, the surprising turns and what twists are still to come.

Now posted, a few thoughts on the results of the 45th General Election, the new government that's being sent to Ottawa, some of the biggest changes we saw and what they all might say about the next months ahead for us all #cdnpoli magpiebrule.substack.com/p/the-day-af...

Seen while driving into Ottawa for an event tonight out near the airport. I’m sure that these two are swaying a lot of voters with this today. Yep, totally reasonable 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I’m all checked in, looking forward to talking about tonight’s English Leaders Debate on @aptnnews.bsky.social. Coverage starts at 6:30 ET and I’m looking forward to some great conversation with my colleagues. Tune in and check it out! #cdnpoli

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ When it rains, it pours I guess

The Tough Conversation Voting in Historic Times & the Difficult Considerations That Come with It

We’re into one of the most consequential elections in our history, and that’s leaving many people to have tough conversations about how to vote. I go into that, the mood of the public & how some parties are simply missing the pulse of the country right now. magpiebrule.substack.com/p/the-tough-...

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If this isn't classified information, honestly, I don't know what is.

The Tough Conversation Voting in Historic Times & the Difficult Considerations That Come with It

We’re into one of the most consequential elections in our history, and that’s leaving many people to have tough conversations about how to vote. I go into that, the mood of the public & how some parties are simply missing the pulse of the country right now. magpiebrule.substack.com/p/the-tough-...

I always appreciate it when I get numerous pieces of hate e-mail after doing a media panel and the person puts their actual name on.

Thanks to Jamie Higgins of Mobile Fire Security in Tavistock, ON for the emails. I'm sure that everyone will appreciate that contribution 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

For a while I’ve said that Pierre Poilievre only has one gear and that hurts him. Well Jagmeet Singh may have more gears, but this launch speech is leaving me feeling he doesn’t have the gear needed for this moment.

To try to paint Carney as an oligarch doesn’t match reality. Sorry🤷‍♂️😞

Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.

Nothing illustrates the depraved nature of the Trump cult better than how it’s convinced so many Americans to celebrate the suffering of their own family members.

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Trump Wants to Use the IRS to Track Down Immigrants. They May Stop Paying Taxes. Undocumented immigrants contribute billions to Social Security and other programs. That money might fall off because of Trump’s crackdown.

"For many, the very idea that the Trump administration would repurpose the logistics of paying taxes as a means to ramp up deportations demonstrates how little their deportation program is actually about tackling criminality."

It's a funny comment from someone who is a part of an administration that you can easily argue has been taken over by Vlad P. and the Russians. I sweat that every accusation of theirs is an admission 🤷‍♂️

No Middle Ground How This Moment Has Changed Our Relationship With Our Neighbour and The Importance of Self-Respect

Bingo! Let's be clear; there is no middle ground here. That would only reward this malignant behaviour from the US while showing a serious lack of self-respect for ourselves. We didn't pick this fight, but we won't back down from it either. magpiebrule.substack.com/p/no-middle-...

No Middle Ground How This Moment Has Changed Our Relationship With Our Neighbour and The Importance of Self-Respect

Bingo! Let's be clear; there is no middle ground here. That would only reward this malignant behaviour from the US while showing a serious lack of self-respect for ourselves. We didn't pick this fight, but we won't back down from it either. magpiebrule.substack.com/p/no-middle-...

No Middle Ground How This Moment Has Changed Our Relationship With Our Neighbour and The Importance of Self-Respect

Let's be clear; there is no middle ground here. That would only reward this malignant behaviour from the US while showing a serious lack of self-respect for ourselves. We didn't pick this fight, but we won't back down from it either. magpiebrule.substack.com/p/no-middle-...

No Middle Ground How This Moment Has Changed Our Relationship With Our Neighbour and The Importance of Self-Respect

Bingo! Let's be clear; there is no middle ground here. That would only reward this malignant behaviour from the US while showing a serious lack of self-respect for ourselves. We didn't pick this fight, but we won't back down from it either. magpiebrule.substack.com/p/no-middle-...

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Thanks Steve, I appreciate it. Yes things were much more civil back then, I sure to miss that. Now I’m feeling a bit like Archie Bunker sitting at the piano 🤷‍♂️😂🤓