The NDP leadership race could turn the party into a vehicle for bold left politics—or cement its decline.Martin Lukacs and Desmond Cole analyze the various campaigns and some of the emerging themes, from “purity tests,” proclamations of class war, and candidates who are flouting race rules.
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NDP insiders are cooking the leadership race
The New Democratic Party needs a bold, democratic renewal—but insiders appear to want a short, rigged race to lock in the status quo.Desmond Cole and Martin Lukacs discuss the consultant class’s grip on the party, and what a different kind of NDP might look like.
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Breaking the Bank: A national conversation about defunding the police
On a special production, The Breach’s El Jones hosts a national conversation about defunding the police with Desmond Cole in Toronto, Meenakshi Mannoe in Vancouver, Leon Laidlaw in Winnipeg, Ted Rutland and Tari Ajadi in Montreal, and Hafsah Mohammad in New Brunswick. Their conversation covers the police backlash to the defund movement, and strategies for organizing against continuing hikes to police budgets.
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Paris Marx on electric cars & Canada’s climate extractivism | Inside the Ontario NDP’s identity crisis | With guest host Aditya Rao
On The Breach Show this week, guest host Aditya Rao joins panelists Pam Palmater and El Jones.
First up - according to Justin Trudeau, it’s “Electric Vehicle Week” in Canada. We’re joined by author and tech critic Paris Marx, to look at some of the potential environmental and social costs of positioning Canada as a leader in the EV industry.
And what would it take to remake the Ontario NDP as a vehicle for change? Martin Lukacs offers a frank look at the party amidst the search to replace leader Andrea Horwath.
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The fight for abortion access | Canada Day... back so soon?
This week, on the heels of the repeal of Roe v Wade in the U.S., we interview reproductive justice activist Darrah Teitel about abortion access in Canada. The Trudeau Liberals' policy record, it turns out, isn't as good as their photo-ops in front of abortion clinics.
And El Jones, Martin Lukacs and Pam Palmater discuss Canada Day, which in many cities will be about more than fireworks and beer this year. Has our warm and fuzzy nationalist mythology taken a well-deserved hit? Polls suggest so.
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