I served as minister of finance and held other cabinet portfolios in British Columbia’s New Democratic Party governments over the past seven years. Ostensibly, for my impolitic words about the state of the land that became Israel, I was fired from cabinet by David Eby, who hopes to be elected B.C.’s premier next Saturday.

My experience with the provincial NDP is a lesson for Jews, for other Canadians, and — although they seem unlikely to learn from it — the New Democratic Party itself. My memoir, which will be released next month, addresses the specifics of my firing from cabinet and my resignation from caucus. It also contains lessons for the federal party, as well as important considerations for Canadians struggling to decide which party would be best to lead Canada into the future in an election that could happen at any time, considerations I feel are too important to wait for the release of my memoir to share.