Thérèse Casgrain: An Unlikely Social Democrat
Thérèse Casgrain was a social democrat who fought for the women’s right to vote in Québec and became the first woman to be a leader of a Canadian political party.
History
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Neoliberalism’s Capture in the Carney Era
Renewed patriotism is being used to justify neoliberalism’s life support, rather than political and economic transformation. There is another way forward as progressive pockets are demonstrating around the world.
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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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League for Social Reconstruction: Intellectual Foundations of the Canadian Left
Building the kind of mass intellectual institution like the LSR is necessary to provide a cohesive intellectual and ideological basis for organizing, and to shape discourses and develop the leadership needed to win.
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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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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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Moses Coady: Antigonish Awakening
Moses Coady’s ideas about collectivism and co-operation represented the first real challenge to the conservatism of Nova Scotia’s political culture.
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George Hara Williams: CCF Architect
Learn about the the oft-forgotten architect of the Saskatchewan CCF, who laid the organizational groundwork that brought the first social democratic government in North America to power.
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École Sociale Populaire: Quebec’s Social Democratic Tradition
Learn about the unique Catholic roots of Quebec’s social democratic tradition.
