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.
Social Democracy
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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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Social Democrats of the North: George Hara Williams
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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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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Social Democrats of the North: École Sociale Populaire
Learn about the unique Catholic roots of Quebec’s social democratic tradition.
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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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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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Activists Make History: Winning for Working People with Rob Ashton
The longshoreman and leadership hopeful shares his vision for Canada’s NDP as the party of workers and everyday people.
