Recent months have seen significant activity in Canada’s labour movement — including a public service strike, actions against austerity across the country, and the Canadian Labour Congress convention in Montreal. This month, rabble’s Off the Hill political panel takes a dive into recent developments and what’s next for the labour movement in Canada.
Guests this month include: MP Alexandre Boulerice, OSBCU – CSCSO president Laura Walton, policy expert and rabble columnist Chuka Ejeckam and rabble parliamentary reporter Karl Nerenberg. Hosted by Robin Browne and Libby Davies.
Save your spot for this free event today! Join us this March 24, 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 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.
Alexandre Boulerice has been the Member of Parliament for Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie in Montreal for 12 years. In addition to being Deputy Leader of the party, Alexandre is the NDP Labour Critic. He is currently leading the fight for the adoption of a bill to ban replacement workers at the federal level.
Laura Walton was elected president of OSBCU in 2019, having first served as its vice-president. Formerly, she was president of CUPE 1022, which represents education workers at the Hastings and Prince Edward County District School Board.
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.
Karl Nerenberg is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster and filmmaker, working in both English and French languages. He is rabble’s parliamentary reporter and a regular panelist on Off the Hill.
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