Editorial – Summer 2026
The Canadian left needs confidence, a feeling of trust and certainty in self and in others, to restart from scratch and learn to use this hyperpolitical moment.
Democratic Socialism
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Requiem for the Waffle?
The dormant Waffle may have been re-awakened, but its dreams for a sovereign, socialist Canada face new 21st century challenges.
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Social Democrats of the North: Frank Calder, Living in Two Worlds
As the first status Indigenous person to be elected at either the federal or provincial level in Canada, Frank Calder used his position to advocate for a modern, comprehensive land claims policy to facilitate the negotiation and claims process.
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Social Democrats of the North: M.J. Coldwell, From the Prairies to Parliament
CCF Leader M.J. Coldwell fought in Parliament to establish unemployment insurance and old age pensions.
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Market Socialism Against Capitalism – 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture
The 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture was delivered by Bhaskar Sunkara, who demonstrated a new vision for building economic democracy, removed from market dependence or centralized planning.
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Québec’s Pragmatic Utopians
Under its new leadership, Québec solidaire may be able to capture the imaginations of progressive Quebecers ahead of the 2026 general election.
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NDP Leadership Race Should Look to History on How to Change Canada
With Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government still a few seats short of a majority government, working-class Canadians should start asking NDP leadership candidates how they would wield the balance of power.
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A New Democratic Approach for the NDP
There is an opportunity for the New Democratic Party of Canada and its provincial wings to renew their democratic vision, bringing it to the forefront of changing how public policy is made by embracing deeper public learning and deliberation.
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Ed Broadbent’s Lessons for Rebuilding Today’s NDP
The task of the NDP is to find ways to add to, rather than supplant, its traditional working-class base.
