Federal politicians from three different parties participated in an online event last week protesting Canada’s failure to sign the United Nations nuclear ban treaty. NDP MP Heather McPherson, Bloc Québécois MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe and Green Party MP Elizabeth May spoke to hundreds of virtual attendees during a November 19 webinar hosted by the Canadian Foreign … Continue reading Canadian MPs denounce their country’s failure to sign nuclear weapons ban treaty →

Stability. Civility. Respectability. If nothing else, Joe Biden will restore some measure of these qualities to the US presidency. He will be less combative with the media than his predecessor. He will be more collegial with his political opponents. And he will even institute token reforms that alleviate, however slightly, the suffering of the burgeoning ranks … Continue reading Trump’s defeat should be celebrated. But Biden’s victory is less of a cause for joy. →

One of Canada’s largest distributors of white lapel poppies says the Covid-19 pandemic is making it harder to spread its alternative Remembrance Day message. “Orders are certainly down overall,” Teresa Gagné of Vancouver Peace Poppies (VPP) told Redaction Politics. “Our school orders are down significantly.” Founded by Gagné and her partner Denis Laplante, VPP encourages Canadians … Continue reading White poppy wearing Canadians look to broaden meaning of Remembrance Day →

American folk music is best remembered as a staple of 1960s counterculture. But its popular origins date back to the ‘40s and ‘50s, when musicians like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Sis Cunningham used their voices, guitars, and banjos to spread unapologetically socialist messages to their audiences. These three folk artists, and many more like … Continue reading Red scare in the music scene – ‘The Folk Singers and the Bureau’ by Aaron J. Leonard →

The Democratic Socialists of Canada are reporting continued growth despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and criticism from some on the political left. Founding member Joe Roberts told Redaction Politics the DSC has recruited more than a thousand members since forming in January and has established chapters in Montreal, Toronto, London, Calgary, and Victoria. There … Continue reading Democratic Socialists of Canada pushing for change to help ‘every single person that’s living in Canada’ →