I would hope an economist would focus on the right incentives for the market to drive demand.
Herein lies an issue: the fact that he’s an economist doesn’t mean that he’s in for the economics of the greater good. And the fact that he himself has a few strong beliefs on what the economic solutions should be, doesn’t mean he’ll actually make them happen.
Lower your expectations. Best you can probably do by yourself is to get them to not vote by showing them that the conservatives suck.
Doing a 180 and going for the NDP is unrealistic unless you’re talking about a childhood friend or someone who owes you their life.