December 19, 2025
Best of rabble radio 2025
We’ve come to the end of another newsworthy year. Together, let’s review some of the top news stories and interviews from 2025.
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December 12, 2025
Reviewing 2025: A mercurial year in Canadian politics
Sarah Sahagian and Nick Seebruch discuss the major news of 2025 Canadian politics; including the resignation of Justin Trudeau, to now-Prime Minister Mark Carney’s politics; the NDP leadership race; and more.
December 5, 2025
Examining the federal government’s 2.7 billion in cuts to foreign aid
rabble.ca’s Jack Layton Journalism for Change fellow for 2025/26 Bridget Potasky speaks to Paul Farran, the director of policy and advocacy with Cooperation Canada.
November 28, 2025
Support for the NDP is declining. What can be done?
The New Democratic Party of Canada is currently looking for its new leader. This individual must unite the party’s diverse voter groups, rebuild national support and clearly differentiate the NDP’s vision from its rivals. How can this be done? Sarah Sahagian and Daniel Westlake discuss this question and more.
November 21, 2025
Family law in Canada: What it gets right and where it fails
Family and child protection lawyer Bobbi Olsen joins rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian to talk about the legal systems in Canada which handle issues of domestic and family violence. The two explore what is working and what needs to be improved.
November 14, 2025
Considering sectoral bargaining in Canada
Dr. Adam King joins rabble labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga to talk about what sectoral bargaining might look like in Canada and what sectoral bargaining would mean for the right to strike.
November 7, 2025
Carney’s ‘generational’ budget falls short of expectations
This week, Prime Minister Mark Carney shared Budget 2025: a budget that Carney says is “to build Canada strong.” The budget emphasized the importance of investing over spending—but what does that really mean?
October 31, 2025
Reviewing Muslim representation in Canadian media
Sadaf Ahsan takes us through the common trends and stereotypes surrounding Muslim characters in the media and the pop culture figures who are offering more nuanced and multifaceted representations.
October 24, 2025
What are the priorities in these early days of the NDP leadership race?
Nick Seebruch and Sarah Sahagian sit down to discuss the federal NDP leadership race. The two weigh in on the “insiders” and “outsiders” of the race, the concept of political “purity tests” and the importance of English-French bilingualism for a federal leader.
October 17, 2025
New border security bills endanger refugee rights
A clip from Courage my Friends discusses Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new border security acts, Bill C-2 and its questionable make-over with the recently tabled Bill C-12 and how they effectively rewrite Canada’s approach to refugee rights and protections.
October 10, 2025
What ethical reporting on Gaza looks like in 2025
Nick Seebruch sits down with Inori Roy, co-founder of Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine, to discuss why many journalists in Canada remain hesitant to cover Palestine.
October 3, 2025
Dissecting the closed work permit system with Gauri Sreenivasan
Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program’s closed permit system leaves foreign workers vulnerable to exploitation and ties them to a single employer.