The NDP is still the political arm of working people—it will need to take the reins of government to preserve our planet and the health, safety and security of this and future generations. Photo from Twitter. The Courage Coalition recently held meetings with eco-socialist and former Green Party leadership contender
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Canadian Dimension: Let’s put democracy back in the NDP
We call on the New Democratic Party, in the year of its 60th anniversary, to live up to its name. The upcoming virtual convention in April 2021 provides us with an opportunity to expand the NDP’s internal democracy and affirm the active voice that members have in steering the party.
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Defend Unceded Wet’suwet’en Territory Against the RCMP and the BC NDP
Last week the RCMP raided unceded land to arrest peaceful land defenders. Members of the Wet’suwet’en and neighbouring Gitxsan nations have been camping there at various checkpoints to protect their land against the building of the Coastal Gas Link pipeline. The pipeline would carry fracked gas from the BC interior
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: A Green New Deal of the North
Climate chaos is upon us. A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that preventing climate catastrophe will require “rapid, far reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society”. We need a clear plan to transition away from our current destructive energy and economic systems, which
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