Heads continue to roll in connection with a series of sexual misconduct allegations levelled at senior Canadian Armed Forces members. The last two chiefs of the defence staff are under investigation by military police, and the CAF’s second-in-command had to step down after an ill-advised golf outing with one of them. Meanwhile, the military officer in charge of national … Continue reading Prince Andrew continues to avoid Canadian military’s ‘zero tolerance’ policy →

After only eight months at the helm of the Green Party of Canada, Annamie Paul is already looking like a spent political force. With the defection today of Fredericton MP Jenica Atwin to the governing Liberals, Paul has lost one-third of her caucus and the party’s only toehold outside British Columbia. During a media availability following Atwin’s announcement, Paul was … Continue reading The Annamie Paul train wreck gathers steam →

More than four years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau broke his promise to replace the country’s first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system, proponents of electoral reform continue to fight for a more representative democracy in Canada. Four well-known speakers from across the political spectrum participated in a June 4 panel hosted by Fair Vote Canada (FVC), a non-partisan organization that has … Continue reading Fight for electoral reform continues despite Liberal betrayal →

An independent California-based media site is fighting back against cancel culture and censorship on the left. “We are trying to speak up for some values that we consider foundational leftist values that have been lost in the current identity politics culture,” said Mark White of Plebity. “A huge part of what we are concerned about is … Continue reading Progressive media site takes aim at leftist cancel culture, censorship →

At a time when more and more Canadians seem open to democratic socialism, a new book has arrived that traces the evolution of the country’s mainstream political left over the past 50 years. Andrew Jackson’s The Fire and the Ashes: Rekindling Democratic Socialism is presented as “part personal memoir, part historical analysis, and part political manifesto.” And … Continue reading A rallying cry for a stronger, smarter, class-oriented left →