Rob Ashton
When it comes to the candidates that I’m running against, we all have our lanes, and we’re all very good in those lanes. But for me, I’ve been a longshoreman for thirty years and I’ve been a labor leader for the last twenty. I talk to workers almost every day, whether they’re members of my union, members of other unions, or workers that have yet to find a home in a union. And I’ve had those hard shop floor and water cooler conversations about not being able to afford food or housing for their families.
Take my youngest daughter. When I told her I was going to run for the NDP, she said, “You have to help out young people.” I asked what she meant and she said, “I can’t afford to move out of the house. It’s impossible.”
That’s why I’m running. Every time the Liberals or Conservatives win, they promise to make life better. “We’re going to make it more affordable.” Then, the next day, it’s back to business as usual — ruling for the rich and the powerful, while forgetting the everyday Canadians who built this country. And when I came to the realization that nothing’s going to change without somebody willing to put their neck on the line, I figured it’d best be me.
Auteur: Rob Ashton
