I found a truck tire in the back yard and am using it as a raised-bed planter, I moved it into position today and will fill it in with organic debris, compost, and garden soil over the next few days, and then I will plant things in it once fear of frost has passed (and in Cape Breton that could be a few weeks). I got seeds from the library, so I'll only have to buy a couple of bags of dirt, under $30, and I'll have my summer activity.

For the record, I am NOT a Marxist-Leninist (that I know of! Is this the kind of thing that sneaks up on you?). I simply voted for the candidate who spoke passionately about queer people, housing, and ending genocide. If the NDP appeared to care about those issues independent of what their polling told them, I'd have voted for them.

I never disliked Jagmeet Singh, he does seem like a mostly decent fellow. I think the NDP does need to pivot, but I don't think they'll make the right decision. I'm expecting the next leadership contest to be a race to the most liberal-of-liberal policies. Are there any radicals left in the NDP to try to get them back on course? I doubt it. I guess if you squeeze out all of your anti-genocide members, you lose a lot of your radical energy.