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In his speech, Prime Minister Carney said: “The old order is not coming back. We should not mourn it. Nostalgia is not a strategy. But from the fracture, we can build something better, stronger and more just.”
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was ‘Analyzing the NDP leadership race.’ Our panel featured Libby Davies, Judy Rebick, James Adair and Karl Nerenberg.
We’ve come to the end of another newsworthy year. Together, let’s review some of the top news stories and interviews from 2025.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
