Sami Baaj
@politics-with-sami.bsky.social
UW ‘26. Political Commentator. Canadian, French & Syrian. GPO and GPC member. Franco-Ontarien. All opinions are my own. he/him, il/lui
The budget vote is set for tonight at 6:45 PM.
NDP interim leader Don Davies hasn’t yet indicated how his party’s MPs will vote. If a sufficient number of them vote against the budget and it fails to pass, a snap election would be triggered.
How do you expect the NDP MPs to vote?
NDP interim leader Don Davies hasn’t yet indicated how his party’s MPs will vote. If a sufficient number of them vote against the budget and it fails to pass, a snap election would be triggered.
How do you expect the NDP MPs to vote?
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The budget vote is set for tonight at 6:45 PM.
NDP interim leader Don Davies hasn’t yet indicated how his party’s MPs will vote. If a sufficient number of them vote against the budget and it fails to pass, a snap election would be triggered.
How do you expect the NDP MPs to vote?
NDP interim leader Don Davies hasn’t yet indicated how his party’s MPs will vote. If a sufficient number of them vote against the budget and it fails to pass, a snap election would be triggered.
How do you expect the NDP MPs to vote?
According to this poll, only 53% of *right-wing Canadians* want the CPC to keep Poilievre as its leader 💀
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 AM
According to this poll, only 53% of *right-wing Canadians* want the CPC to keep Poilievre as its leader 💀
🚨 Let’s be clear: Pierre Poilievre wants to WASTE your hard-earned taxpayer dollars on foreign aid to Israel (as they are committing a genocide in Gaza and have illegal settlements in the West Bank), and on projects that hurt the environment in the middle of a climate crisis
September 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨 Let’s be clear: Pierre Poilievre wants to WASTE your hard-earned taxpayer dollars on foreign aid to Israel (as they are committing a genocide in Gaza and have illegal settlements in the West Bank), and on projects that hurt the environment in the middle of a climate crisis
🚨 BC Greens leader Emily Lowan wants British Columbia to adopt a Proportional Representation system with regional ridings where MLAs would be elected based on % of support their party receives in their regional riding 🗳️
What are your thoughts on this idea?
What are your thoughts on this idea?
September 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🚨 BC Greens leader Emily Lowan wants British Columbia to adopt a Proportional Representation system with regional ridings where MLAs would be elected based on % of support their party receives in their regional riding 🗳️
What are your thoughts on this idea?
What are your thoughts on this idea?
🚨 The world’s 10 strongest democracies (according to The Economist’s Democracy Index) all elect their representatives through Proportional Representation
If we want to improve our democracy here in Canada, we NEED Proportional Representation!
If we want to improve our democracy here in Canada, we NEED Proportional Representation!
September 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
🚨 The world’s 10 strongest democracies (according to The Economist’s Democracy Index) all elect their representatives through Proportional Representation
If we want to improve our democracy here in Canada, we NEED Proportional Representation!
If we want to improve our democracy here in Canada, we NEED Proportional Representation!
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The BC Greens are proud to announce Emily Lowan as our new Party Leader!
An organizer, advocate, and strategist, Emily has spent over a decade fighting for climate justice, Indigenous solidarity, and democratic renewal.
An organizer, advocate, and strategist, Emily has spent over a decade fighting for climate justice, Indigenous solidarity, and democratic renewal.
September 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The BC Greens are proud to announce Emily Lowan as our new Party Leader!
An organizer, advocate, and strategist, Emily has spent over a decade fighting for climate justice, Indigenous solidarity, and democratic renewal.
An organizer, advocate, and strategist, Emily has spent over a decade fighting for climate justice, Indigenous solidarity, and democratic renewal.
BREAKING 🚨 The University of Waterloo will not renew its partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, following a referendum in 2024 in which 83.9% of participating undergraduates voted in favor of ending the collaboration.
September 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
BREAKING 🚨 The University of Waterloo will not renew its partnership with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, following a referendum in 2024 in which 83.9% of participating undergraduates voted in favor of ending the collaboration.
Mark Carney isn’t “rewarding Hamas” by recognizing the state of Palestine, he is rewarding the millions of innocent Palestinians who are dealing with an illegal occupation and genocide by the Israeli government and who simply want peace, freedom & self-determination
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Mark Carney isn’t “rewarding Hamas” by recognizing the state of Palestine, he is rewarding the millions of innocent Palestinians who are dealing with an illegal occupation and genocide by the Israeli government and who simply want peace, freedom & self-determination
According to Éric Grenier’s chart, 68% for Marit Stiles is supposedly the lowest leadership review result since the 2000s for an NDP leader who has received over 50% of the vote
September 23, 2025 at 3:30 AM
According to Éric Grenier’s chart, 68% for Marit Stiles is supposedly the lowest leadership review result since the 2000s for an NDP leader who has received over 50% of the vote
BREAKING 🚨 International students enrolled at a private college have alleged that they were compelled by the institution to campaign for the Conservatives in 2024
Poilievre needs to be clear to Canadians: does he condemn what happened, or not?
Poilievre needs to be clear to Canadians: does he condemn what happened, or not?
September 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
BREAKING 🚨 International students enrolled at a private college have alleged that they were compelled by the institution to campaign for the Conservatives in 2024
Poilievre needs to be clear to Canadians: does he condemn what happened, or not?
Poilievre needs to be clear to Canadians: does he condemn what happened, or not?
🚨 Trump falsely calls Mamdani a “communist” while highlighting a flaw in the current FPTP voting system by urging candidates to drop out to prevent vote-splitting
September 6, 2025 at 3:55 AM
🚨 Trump falsely calls Mamdani a “communist” while highlighting a flaw in the current FPTP voting system by urging candidates to drop out to prevent vote-splitting
Very interesting. Seems like a good amount of Americans support Proportional Representation
Most voters also say that single-member districts are unfair to the minority party in deep red/blue states. We asked if voters would support a system that allocated House seats by party proportional to the share of the vote they win statewide, and 46% said yes (27% no).
September 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Very interesting. Seems like a good amount of Americans support Proportional Representation
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Most voters also say that single-member districts are unfair to the minority party in deep red/blue states. We asked if voters would support a system that allocated House seats by party proportional to the share of the vote they win statewide, and 46% said yes (27% no).
August 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Most voters also say that single-member districts are unfair to the minority party in deep red/blue states. We asked if voters would support a system that allocated House seats by party proportional to the share of the vote they win statewide, and 46% said yes (27% no).
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The federal government has again raised the prospect of expanding the parliament. In today's post I take a look at how long redistributions take, and how they take longer now than they did in 1984, so if they want to move on parliamentary expansion they need to do it asap.
Act now to expand the parliament
There’s been a lot of talk about expanding the size of Australia’s federal parliament in the last few years. Some of us have been talking about this for a lot longer, but it has seemed …
www.tallyroom.com.au
September 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The federal government has again raised the prospect of expanding the parliament. In today's post I take a look at how long redistributions take, and how they take longer now than they did in 1984, so if they want to move on parliamentary expansion they need to do it asap.
The NDP needs to pressure the Carney government to implement a Proportional Representation system for the next federal election (which can include a ranked ballot too, such as Jenkins-Baaj MMP or the Single Transferable Vote)
September 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The NDP needs to pressure the Carney government to implement a Proportional Representation system for the next federal election (which can include a ranked ballot too, such as Jenkins-Baaj MMP or the Single Transferable Vote)
Then he’ll likely cry that they’re splitting the vote lol
If Tom Suozzi wants the USA to have a multi-party system, he should support the Fair Representation Act (which would implement STV) & advocate for Proportional Representation
If Tom Suozzi wants the USA to have a multi-party system, he should support the Fair Representation Act (which would implement STV) & advocate for Proportional Representation
September 4, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Then he’ll likely cry that they’re splitting the vote lol
If Tom Suozzi wants the USA to have a multi-party system, he should support the Fair Representation Act (which would implement STV) & advocate for Proportional Representation
If Tom Suozzi wants the USA to have a multi-party system, he should support the Fair Representation Act (which would implement STV) & advocate for Proportional Representation
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Last night at the townhall with May, someone asked why we've had trouble attracting youth to the Party. Hear from Young Green Sami Baaj @politics-with-sami.bsky.social about voting "No" in the leadership review.
#gpc #greenparty #cdnpoli
#gpc #greenparty #cdnpoli
September 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Last night at the townhall with May, someone asked why we've had trouble attracting youth to the Party. Hear from Young Green Sami Baaj @politics-with-sami.bsky.social about voting "No" in the leadership review.
#gpc #greenparty #cdnpoli
#gpc #greenparty #cdnpoli
Reform UK is currently projected to win 370 seats with just 32.7% of the popular vote
The UK needs to implement a #ProportionalRepresentation system
The UK needs to implement a #ProportionalRepresentation system
August 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reform UK is currently projected to win 370 seats with just 32.7% of the popular vote
The UK needs to implement a #ProportionalRepresentation system
The UK needs to implement a #ProportionalRepresentation system
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The fossil fuel lobby doesn’t just influence politics, it recruits it. MPs and senior advisers leave Parliament and walk straight into oil and gas boardrooms and lobby groups. That’s how industry keeps writing the rules as Australia faces the climate crisis.
August 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The fossil fuel lobby doesn’t just influence politics, it recruits it. MPs and senior advisers leave Parliament and walk straight into oil and gas boardrooms and lobby groups. That’s how industry keeps writing the rules as Australia faces the climate crisis.
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An economy in which Qantas posts a $1.6 billion profit while families struggle to afford childcare and workers can’t put food on the table isn’t something to be proud of.
Tax the big corporations!
Tax the big corporations!
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
An economy in which Qantas posts a $1.6 billion profit while families struggle to afford childcare and workers can’t put food on the table isn’t something to be proud of.
Tax the big corporations!
Tax the big corporations!
🚨 Gen-Z conservative Brilyn Hollyhand uses a slippery slope fallacy by claiming that “Socialism is a gateway drug to Communism” in reference to Mamdani running for NYC Mayor, ignoring countries that have socialist policies and never became communist
August 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🚨 Gen-Z conservative Brilyn Hollyhand uses a slippery slope fallacy by claiming that “Socialism is a gateway drug to Communism” in reference to Mamdani running for NYC Mayor, ignoring countries that have socialist policies and never became communist
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Want to end gerrymandering and make representatives more accountable?
Learn more about the #FairRepAct 👇
Learn more about the #FairRepAct 👇
How to stop the gerrymandering wars and give every voter a voice - FairVote
A gerrymandering war has erupted across the nation, with Republicans and Democrats threatening to redraw congressional maps in their favor.
fairvote.org
August 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Want to end gerrymandering and make representatives more accountable?
Learn more about the #FairRepAct 👇
Learn more about the #FairRepAct 👇
Canada needs Jenkins-Baaj MMP #cdnpoli #proportionalrepresentation
August 30, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Canada needs Jenkins-Baaj MMP #cdnpoli #proportionalrepresentation
Poilievre will need to adjust his tone and style if he wants to improve his chances in the next federal election.
If he keeps relying on insults, constant aggression, and fear-mongering, it could backfire. Most Canadians don’t want someone overly combative representing them
If he keeps relying on insults, constant aggression, and fear-mongering, it could backfire. Most Canadians don’t want someone overly combative representing them
August 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Poilievre will need to adjust his tone and style if he wants to improve his chances in the next federal election.
If he keeps relying on insults, constant aggression, and fear-mongering, it could backfire. Most Canadians don’t want someone overly combative representing them
If he keeps relying on insults, constant aggression, and fear-mongering, it could backfire. Most Canadians don’t want someone overly combative representing them
If I had a dollar for every time someone falsely accused me of supporting the Liberals, I'd be rich
August 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
If I had a dollar for every time someone falsely accused me of supporting the Liberals, I'd be rich