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Canada's NPD leader says end of agreement with Liberals makes election timing uncertain

The leader of Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party says that policies supported by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre have only hurt Canadians, although he didn’t say if he was willing to trigger a snap federal election soon

The Independent UK

Canadian opposition party ends support agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau's Liberals

An opposition party in Canada has ended a support agreement with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, raising the odds an election could happen before the fall of 2025

The Independent UK

What does the end of the Liberal-NDP agreement mean for Canadians?

In December 2023, we asked whether the supply-and-confidence agreement between the Liberals and the New Democrats would survive in 2024. It didn’t.

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Trudeau Weakened After Leftist Party Pulls Support

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered a major political blow on Wednesday when a small leftist faction in parliament pulled its support for his minority Liberal government.

International Business Times

Canada: New Democratic party withdraws support for Trudeau’s Liberals

With possible election looming, Jagmeet Singh calls end to confidence and supply arrangement with ‘weak, selfish’ party

The Guardian - UK

Conservatives Poised to Dominate in British Columbia

As the provincial election nears, polls reveal a stunning political realignment

The Walrus

Canada refuses to comment on US sale of Canadian-made weapons to Israel

Rights advocates say Canada is not being transparent and has failed to take danger of arms exports to Israel seriously.

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Is It Time for Singh to Go?

Once a beacon of hope for the left, the NDP is fighting for political relevance

The Walrus

The World Is Moving Away from Fossil Fuels. Canada Is Holding On for Dear Life

We’ve proudly failed to plan for what comes next

The Walrus

Criminalizing coercive control may seem like a good idea, but could it further victimize women?

As of June 2024, Bill C-332 is at its second reading in Canada’s Senate, following its third reading in the House of Commons. Introduced by NDP MP Laurel Collins, Bill C-332 is an amendment to the Criminal Code that would criminalize coercive control in intimate relationships.

The Conversation

Justin Trudeau’s bleak poll numbers are part of a global trend as young voters reject incumbents

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his federal Liberals are largely regarded to be running on fumes, particularly in the aftermath of the stunning Liberal byelection loss in Toronto—St. Paul’s. The upset is a vivid signal that Canadians are ready for change.

The Conversation

Canada to halt arms sales to Israel after non-binding vote in house of commons

Parliamentary motion from New Democratic party passed with support of Liberals, Bloc Québécois and Green party

The Guardian - US

A 'giant' of Canadian politics: Ed Broadbent’s mixed legacy on social democracy and free trade

Former federal NDP leader Ed Broadbent was one of the good ones.

The Conversation

Why domestic politics will prevent a thaw in China-Canada tensions in 2024

China-Canada relations appear caught in a well-charted downward spiral in recent years amid tensions on various fronts that encompass human rights concerns, cybersecurity issues and, of course, disputes related to the arrests of Meng Wanzhou and the “two Michaels.”

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Will the supply-and-confidence deal between the Liberals and NDP survive in 2024?

Signed in March 2022, the supply-and-confidence agreement between the governing Liberals and the opposition New Democrats has already led to significant social policy expansion, including the adoption of the Canadian Dental Care Plan.

The Walrus

Exclusive: Docs Blocked by BC NDP Raise Questions about First Nation Statement on Fairy Creek Protests

The Pacheedaht First Nation’s statement was an ideological bomb for protesters and their supporters. Was it influenced by the BC government?

The Conversation

Levelling the playing field: The case for a federal ‘anti-scab’ law

The federal government has just introduced Bill C-58, its much anticipated “anti-scab” legislation. If adopted, the law will prohibit the use of replacement workers in the event of a strike or lockout in any federally regulated industry.

The Conversation

Sarah Jama's censure: Making people feel uncomfortable is part of the job

Sarah Jama, a member of the Ontario legislature for Hamilton Centre, recently faced censure from Doug Ford’s Conservative government. She was also removed from the Ontario NDP caucus by her own party.

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Educated voters in Canada tend to vote for left-leaning parties while richer voters go right

It is hard to miss the increasing attention dedicated to transgender rights in contemporary politics.

The Walrus

We May Be Stuck with Doug Ford

Failure and corruption seem to follow Ontario’s premier at every turn. What would it take to get rid of him?

The Conversation

Politicians come and go, but the clock is now ticking on long-promised pharmacare

The sword of Damocles hangs over the Trudeau government as it prepares a pharmacare bill that must be passed this year to uphold its supply and confidence agreement with the NDP. This month might be the most crucial time in the history of pharmacare, the long-promised yet undelivered program that…

The Conversation

Anti-trans protests: The Conservative party could use ideological polarization to win voters

The polarizing debates in Canada over issues of gender and sexuality recently led to heated demonstrations and counter-demonstrations in cities across the country.

The Conversation

In Manitoba and elsewhere in Canada, mean-spiritedness can lose elections

A well-respected politician once told me that governments lose elections if voters consider them too mean-spirited. Those words have always resonated, particularly during the final weeks of the recent Manitoba election when the Conservatives engaged in a negative media campaign. Negative campaigns are often only tolerated if they don’t go…

Al Jazeera

Who is Wab Kinew, Canada’s first First Nations premier of Manitoba?

In a historical first, a member of Canada’s First Nations community has become the leader of Manitoba province.

The Conversation

Ontario's 2-tier minimum wage: As discriminatory now as it was in the 1990s

The province of Ontario has increased its minimum wage to $16.55 per hour — unless workers are students under the age of 18, in which case their labour is only worth $15.60.

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