Social Democrats of the North: École Sociale Populaire
Learn about the unique Catholic roots of Quebec’s social democratic tradition.
Rights and Democracy
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How to Fix Canada’s Underrepresentation Problem – Without Creating a New One
Canada’s unfortunately late arrival to this conversation, however, can be a strategic advantage with more than three decades of global experience in its implementation and evidence of outcomes.
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Social Democrats of the North: Ernest Winch and Harold Winch
Meet the radical father-son duo who became two of British Columbia’s left-wing pioneers.
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More 16- and 17-year-olds are gaining the right to vote. Could this be coming to Canada?
“We can’t continue to talk about youth as the future and praise them for the value they add to our society but deny them the agency to take direct action and be part of a system that they’re paying into.”
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Social Democrats of the North: League for Social Reconstruction
The League for Social Reconstruction was a group of socialist thinkers, brought together by the crisis of the Great Depression, that laid the intellectual foundations for modern Canadian social democracy.
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Social Democrats of the North: Agnes Macphail
Rather than treating feminism and social democracy as separate projects, Agnes Macphail understood both as essential to building a more democratic and equal society.
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Extreme Wealth’s Threat to Democracy with Patriotic Millionaires Canada
Dylan Dusseault of Patriotic Millionaires Canada explains why we need to tackle extreme wealth inequality in order to save democracy.
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Canada is Betting on AI for National Economic Growth: Here’s Why Working-Class Canadians Lose
The impact of novel technologies are shaped by social and economic conditions, and AI designed around profit-driven commercialization will prioritize corporations over workers.
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Social Democrats of the North: William Irvine
This Scottish-born preacher turned politician helped lay the foundation for early social democratic electoral success in Alberta and across Canada.
