Social Democrats of the North: E.A. Partridge
A pioneer of Canadian prairie socialism, E.A. Partridge was a radical farmer who organized Saskatchewan grain growers in the face of rampant price fixing.
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Newfoundland’s First Mass Party
There are many lessons for today’s labour organizers and social democrats to learn from the FPU as a mass party, such as its deep entrenchment within struggling working-class communities, and the alternative economic and financial institutions it built.
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Social Democrats of the North: J.S. Woodsworth
From the Winnipeg General Strike to the birth of the CCF, J.S. Woodsworth became a pioneer of Canadian social democracy.
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Critical Mass
The “embers of the mass party” may still smolder, and this policy debate shows that there is a desire to reignite those flames.
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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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The Power of Public Ownership with Angella MacEwen
CUPE’s Senior Economist explains how public ownership and public investment are necessary for a productive economy.
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Social Democrats of the North: Olivar Asselin, The Radical Journalist
Amidst working-class poverty and the upheaval around the First World War, Olivar Asselin emerged as one of Montreal’s most famous journalists who advocated for Quebec’s working poor.
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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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Social Democrats of the North: Phillips Thompson, Labor Reform Songster
The prolific satirist-turned-labour-leader penned the first full account of working-class struggles in 19th century Canada.
