Nova Scotia NDP leader Gary Burrill believes the stars are aligning for his party. “We’re living in a moment where there is a tectonic ideological shift,” the ordained United Church minister and self-described socialist told the Sidebar. “The political moment which has produced the (Bernie) Sanders project in the United States is also the political … Continue reading Nova Scotia NDP looking to ‘move up very significantly’ next election →

A retired NDP MLA and cabinet minister says he’s hoping to run for the Progressive Conservatives in the next Nova Scotia election because his former party suggested the province’s coastal communities are racist. But the federal and provincial NDP say their ex-colleague isn’t acknowledging the centrality of racism in the moderate livelihood lobster dispute. “If you … Continue reading NDP stands by comments that caused former cabinet minister to join Tories →

Niki Ashton has doubled-down on Palestinian solidarity after being attacked by a Canadian Jewish advocacy group over a planned event with Jeremy Corbyn.  “We as a country are not only failing to stand up for the human rights of the Palestinian people and the importance of the rule of law,” she said during a March … Continue reading MP doubles-down on Palestinian solidarity while leadership runner-up condemns Canada’s ‘indecency’ →

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said last week that “everything is currently on the table” when it comes to improving workplace culture within the Canadian Armed Forces. Good. Because something that deserves consideration, perhaps more than ever before, is allowing the military’s rank and file to join a labour union. Service members in a number of NATO countries … Continue reading Want to fix military culture? Let junior ranks join a union →

More than 170 groups and individuals are raising concerns about the federal government casting a wider anti-terrorism net in the name of anti-racism. “We applaud and support the intention to condemn White supremacism communicated by the recent addition of the Proud Boys, Atomwaffen, the Base, and the Russian Imperial Movement to the terrorist entities list,” … Continue reading Federal leaders asked to reconsider fighting racism with expanded anti-terror network →