On February 3, Ontario’s political scene was rocked by the news that the ONDP’s Deputy Leader, Doly Begum, was leaving the party and resigning her…
While some breathe a sigh of relief at avoiding a Poilievre government, the winnowing of the political contest into a two-corporate-party race across much of Canada contains many troubling undercurrents for the left.
The NDP’s belated call to scrap the F-35 contract is a damning comment on Jagmeet Singh’s leadership. This cautious response to a rapidly shifting political…
In this episode of the Spring Radio podcast, we speak with Independent Ontario MPP Sarah Jama about her removal from the Ontario NDP caucus after…
Trudeau’s reforms are far outweighed by his failures and his coziness with big business, clearing the way for Poilievre to monopolize anger against the cost of living crisis – but with no plan to support affordable housing or food.
Social democracy is in a real crisis in Canada. It presents no viable path forward to address the systemic problems facing workers and the planet. It has been completely integrated into the project of managing capitalism, only offering advances for workers within the confines of the market.
The support for Palestine in the wake of Israel’s attack on Gaza continues to grow. Pictures and videos of the destruction and murder of thousands…
The Ontario NDP must reinstate Sarah Jama immediately. Anything short of her reinstatement is an attack on Palestinians, supporters, and workers everywhere.
If we fail to protect Jama and Hahn for speaking up for Palestine, we won’t be able to protect workers or students who are being victimised for showing solidarity with Palestine.
Would the world be better off if the NDP didn’t have the position of foreign affairs critic? I began thinking about this question after seeing…
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is right when he states, “We believe Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories is at the centre of the challenges facing the Palestinian and Israeli people.” In response the pro-Israel lobby has smeared him with accusations of anti-Semitism. We need to support Singh’s position on Palestine but also to tell him the NDP needs to withdraw from the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group.
After six waves and more than two years of COVID-19, the Ontario election on June 2 should be a referendum on Premier Doug Ford’s pandemic response. Based on his record a vote for Ford is a vote for COVID, but the Liberals are no alternative.
