Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh. Photos courtesy Canadian Press. On Tuesday morning, it was announced the Liberal Party and the NDP had reached a supply and confidence deal to keep the current government in power until 2025 in exchange for key priorities held within the NDP’s
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Canadian Dimension: The election everyone lost
In many ways, every single party—along with the Canadian electorate—lost this disappointing election, writes Canadian Dimension columnist Christo Aivalis. Photo from Twitter. The 2021 Canadian federal election is over, and it produced one of the most status quo results in Canadian history. While not all ridings have been called, the
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Just watch him: Jagmeet Singh takes on the rich to build a better Canada
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh before the English federal leaders debate, September 9, 2021. Photo from Twitter. Jagmeet Singh and the NDP have come out with a bold costed platform that is a marked departure from Canada’s long neoliberal consensus. It makes a concise and powerful pitch: Canada is plagued by
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: How Jagmeet Singh and the NDP can stunt the Liberals’ majority hopes
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh with ONDP MPP Sol Mamakwa. Photo from Twitter. While it’s been clear for a while now that Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party have been itching for a pandemic election, the official call will be coming in a matter of days. According to Reuters and other
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Jenica Atwin’s floor-crossing puts Green Party on death’s door
What would be best for Canada—and for progressive voters in particular—would be for the Green Party to fade off into the sunset, writes Christo Aivalis. Image by Canadian Dimension. Yesterday, Fredericton Member of Parliament Jenica Atwin announced that she left the Green Party to join the Liberal Party. While floor-crossings
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Canada’s genocidal past and present exposed with mass Indigenous child grave
The discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former Kamloops residential school reveals Canada’s genocidal past and present, writes Christo Aivalis. Image by Canadian Dimension. 215 Indigenous children in a mass grave. Our country is a genocidal one, and I mean is. It is one thing to recognize
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Avi Lewis brings bold Green New Deal vision to NDP campaign
Fillmmaker and Leap co-founder Avi Lewis is running for the NDP in the next federal election. He secured the nomination for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country in late May. Photo courtesy The Leap/Facebook. It’s official: Avi Lewis is running for the NDP in the next federal election, which may
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Trudeau and Biden continue support for Israeli apartheid despite public pressure
Justin Trudeau meets with his Israeli counterpart for the first time as prime minister during a side meeting at climate change talks in Paris, November 30, 2015. Photo from Twitter. Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden are maintaining an alliance in favour of apartheid against the Palestinian people at the hands
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: NDP takes major turn by condemning Israeli attacks on Palestine
Palestinians walk through rubble after Israeli forces struck the Al-Yazji building in the Gaza Strip overnight, Monday, November 13, 2018. Photo by Mohammed Asad. The world is watching as Israel commits open genocidal violence against the Palestinian people and some of the most sacred sites of Islam, such as Al-Aqsa
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Ford and Trudeau are sacrificing workers to protect corporate profits
Despite their enormous power and influence, writes Christo Aivalis, Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau have chosen to sacrifice workers and trample on their rights when they need help the most. Photo from Twitter. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clearer than ever that the lives and basic rights of working
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Liberal budget fails to meet the crises facing Canadians
According to CD columnist Christo Aivalis, the 2021 federal budget contains some decent elements, but its flaws and omissions are too significant to be ignored. Photo from Twitter. Yesterday’s 2021 federal budget tabled by Liberal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland fails to meet the needs of Canadians during the greatest crisis
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Doug Ford is killing Ontarians and violating their civil rights
Image by Canadian Dimension. On Friday afternoon, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new restrictions in Ontario’s fight against COVID-19. But let’s not mince words: the premier’s approach will do nothing to actually stem the tide of the pandemic, but it will put the blame on working class people, steal their
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: 2021 NDP convention day three: Party offers roadmap for a better Canada
Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh speaks at his party’s convention on Sunday, April 11, 2021. To read Christo’s full coverage of the 2021 NDP convention, click here. The 2021 NDP convention wrapped up today, and it provided a potential roadmap to NDP success in the next election, as well as
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: 2021 NDP convention day two: Party takes a historic step on Palestine
Jagmeet Singh at the 2021 NDP convention, April 10, 2021. Photo from Twitter. The second day of the 2021 NDP convention remained deeply flawed from a technical standpoint, meaning that far too few resolutions were addressed. But historic votes indicate that the NDP membership is united in moving toward a
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: 2021 NDP convention day one: Encouraging signs, but a deeply flawed process
Jagmeet Singh at the 2021 NDP convention, April 9, 2021. More than 2,000 delegates will paritcipate in this year’s virtual event which will chart the future course of the party. Photo from Twitter. The first day of the 2021 NDP convention was an interesting one, to say the least. There
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: NDP resolutions present opportunity to build a socialist Canada
According to CD columnist Christo Aivalis, NDP delegates have put forward a priority list that can be the foundation for a democratic socialist Canada based on social, economic, and environmental justice for all. Image by Canadian Dimension. About a week ago, I wrote a piece for Canadian Dimension issuing my
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Five 2021 NDP convention resolutions the left should support
CD columnist Christo Aivalis highlights some of his favourite resolutions submitted in advance of the 2021 NDP convention, which will take place April 9 to 11, 2021. Image by Canadian Dimension. The federal NDP convention, held virtually from April 9 to 11, 2021, is only a couple of weeks away,
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Brampton Amazon outbreak exposes racism and classism of COVID-19
While Amazon’s greed is no surprise, the Brampton outbreak reignites issues of race and class that have been essential to understanding how COVID has affected Canadians in an unequal manner. Photo by Phil Murphy/Flickr. Last week, an Amazon fulfillment centre in Brampton, Ontario was forced to close down due to
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: The NDP must be a party of workers, not small business
The NDP must be a party of workers, but that doesn’t mean showing undying reverence to the interests of Canada’s business owning class. Image by Canadian Dimension. This piece is written from the context of a stalwart NDP supporter who wants to see the party both succeed, and succeed with
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Trudeau Liberals block NDP pharmacare plan in the middle of a pandemic
The entire Trudeau cabinet recently opposed an effort which would have kept a landmark promise to deliver pharmacare made by the prime minister in the past election. Image by Canadian Dimension. On Wednesday afternoon, The Trudeau Liberal government, in alliance with the Conservatives and Bloc Québécois, voted down an NDP
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