It was supposed to be a straightforward ticket-punching exercise for a former prime minister. Instead, 80 years later, it remains one of the most stunning political upsets in Canadian history. On Feb. 9, 1942, Arthur Meighen suffered a devastating byelection loss to the relatively unknown Joseph Noseworthy of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. “The election of … Continue reading The CCFer who defeated a former PM and ‘ushered in the golden age of Canadian socialism’ →

The Nova Scotia NDP is hoping its leadership contest and annual membership drive will help it build momentum after it failed to gain much ground in last summer’s election. Current leader Gary Burrill announced his intention to step down after the party won six seats in August — one more than it entered the election with, but … Continue reading Nova Scotia NDP looking for post-election boost from leadership contest, membership drive →

Joschka Tryba’s motivation for creating a progressive media aggregator was pretty simple. “Basically, I got sick of Facebook,” the publisher of LeftTimes says. “I was deep in the left-wing Facebook world in the Bernie (Sanders) years and felt like, no matter how hard I tried to train Facebook to give me a good news feed… it wouldn’t … Continue reading Facebook frustration led to creation of left-wing media aggregator →

Many know it as The Hammer, Steeltown, or Steel City. But for an increasing number of people, Hamilton is simply “home.” The Southern Ontario city, often ridiculed for its pollution-belching smokestacks and blue-collar sensibilities, has been attracting new residents and new investment at a dizzying pace. In Shift Change: Scenes from a Post-industrial Revolution, Stephen Dale … Continue reading A thought-provoking report from the front lines of gentrification →

Canada’s diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics will not end the ongoing persecution of China’s Uyghur population. Nor will it curb the host country’s quelling of free speech, its use of hostage diplomacy, its incarceration of journalists and dissidents, its repression of women, or its continued military provocations against Taiwan. Truth be told, Canada’s … Continue reading Here’s the next sporting event Canada should boycott →