Can we really fight for a left agenda within the NDP?
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh makes a campaign stop in the riding of Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge in British Columbia, September 19, 2021. Photo from Twitter. As electoral cycles go, this one…
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Resisting sectarianism, growing the left
Today, in a time of overlapping crises and fast-paced social media cultures, sectarianism has taken on new and destructive forms, writes Chris Dixon. Photo by Karl Monaghan/Flickr. Sectarianism is one…
Shaking up the status quo in the NDP
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announces the 2019 election platform in Ottawa. Still image from YouTube/CBC. This article is part of a series in which CD editors asked NDPers, current and…
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…
André Frappier’s journey as a class struggle militant
CD columnist André Frappier has been active in various labour unions over the past 30 years, including the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and the Greater Montreal FTQ Regional…
Beyond the New Democratic Party
With so many trains leaving the station, is the NDP’s the right one to jump on? Photo by Andres Garcia/Unsplash. This article is a response to “Why socialists should join…
Why socialists should join the ONDP now
Protesters and union members participate in the CUPE 3903 Day of Action, July 18, 2018. Image by Canadian Dimension, adapted from a photo by Edward Hon-Sing Wong. Doug Ford is…