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How does corporate Interference affect the climate crisis in Canada? Credit: Canva / Breanne Doyle Credit: Canva / Breanne Doyle

Foreign interference has made headlines in Canada lately – but what about corporate interference? 

Corporate interference – or corporate capture – refers to the means by which large corporations can (and do) influence politicians and political decision-making. You don’t hear about it too much in mainstream media – but it’s unfortunately alive and well in Canada. We have to wonder: how does corporate interference affect the climate crisis in Canada? 

This month, join our Off the Hill panel as we discuss this and more. Guests this month include: MP Leah Gazan, rabble columnist and policy researcher Chuka Ejeckam, political economist Gordon Laxer and climate and housing justice activist Diana Yoon. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies.

Save your spot for this free event today! Join us this April 19, 2023, 7:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM PT. 

Off the Hill is a fast-paced live panel on current issues of national significance, hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies. This series focuses on the impact politics and policy have on people, and on ways to mobilize to bring about progressive change in national politics — on and off the hill. To support Off the Hill, visit rabble.ca/donate.

Meet our Off the Hill panelists

Robin Browne is Off the Hill’s co-host. Robin is a communications professional and founder of the 613-819 Black Hub, living in Ottawa. His blog is The “True” North.

Libby Davies is Off the Hill’s co-host and author of Outside In: a Political Memoir. She served as the MP for Vancouver East from 1997-2015, and is former NDP Deputy Leader and House Leader.

Leah Gazan is Member of Parliament for Winnipeg Centre. She is currently the NDP critic for Children, Families, and Social Development, as well as the deputy critic for Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship. Leah is a member of Wood Mountain Lakota Nation, located in Saskatchewan, Treaty 4 territory. 

Diana Yoon is a climate and housing justice activist based in Toronto/Tkaronto — currently organizing with Climate Justice Toronto. Professionally, Diana works at the intersection of climate mitigation and affordable housing. She holds a Master’s of Arts in Critical Human Geography from York University and was formerly the Geography grad student department steward for CUPE3903. 

Chuka Ejeckam is a writer and policy researcher. His work focuses on inequity and inequality, drug policy, structural racism, and labour. He is also a columnist for rabble.

Gordon Laxer (PhD) is a political economist, professor emeritus and founding Director of Parkland Institute at the University of Alberta. Gordon is author of two award winning books Open for Business: The Roots of Foreign Ownership in Canada, and After the Sands: Energy and Ecological Security for Canadians. He has edited four other books and published over 50 peer-reviewed publications. His work has appeared in the Toronto Star, the Edmonton Journal, the Globe and Mail, the Montreal Gazette, rabble.ca and more.

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