April 28, 2023
How a Just Transition effects workers, climate, economy
This week on rabble radio, we’re sharing a clip from our most recent Courage My Friends podcast series, hosted on Needs No Introduction.
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April 21, 2023
The muddy waters of corporate interference and the climate crisis
How much does corporate interference affect the climate crisis in Canada? This month, our Off the Hill political panel dissects this and more.
April 14, 2023
Dental care in Canada – How did we get here, where are we going?
In this year’s federal budget, the Liberal government announced a $13-billion plan to expand dental care to families earning less than $90,000 a year, fulfilling the government’s commitment to the New Democrats. This is, of course, a major step forward for dental care in Canada. But is it enough? Or do we also need to…
April 14, 2023
Dental care in Canada – How did we get here, where are we going?
This week on rabble radio, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell speaks to Dr. Brandon Doucet about his new book, About Canada: Dental Care.
April 7, 2023
Creating safer and more inclusive workplaces for 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians
This week on rabble radio, labour reporter Gabriela Calugay-Casuga sits down with Jade Pichette from Pride at Work to discuss creating safe and inclusive workplaces for trans, non-binary and agender people.
March 31, 2023
Building a livable Ontario means addressing the housing and climate crises
Georgia Kelly sits down with Franz Hartmann from The Alliance for a Livable Ontario. The two discuss the Alliance’s goals for holding the Ontario government accountable and creating vibrant communities across the province.
March 24, 2023
What will the 2023 federal budget bring for Canadians?
This week on rabble radio, we feature a segment from our most recent Off the Hill political panel. This month, our theme was ‘Off the Hill: Mind the gap – the federal budget and income equality.’
March 17, 2023
The expectations and assumptions of care work in Canada
Ethel Tungohan joins rabble radio to talk about how care work is viewed in Canada. She also explains why a complete breakdown of colonized thinking, learning and working in Canada must take place.
March 10, 2023
Providing abortion care in prison and the need for universal contraception coverage
This week, national politics reporter Stephen Wentzell is joined by Dr. Martha Paynter. The two discuss a new guidebook for providing abortion care in prison, a new jail facility being built in N.B., and the need for universal contraception coverage in Nova Scotia.
March 3, 2023
Democracy Watch wants to hold dishonest politicians accountable
This week on the show, rabble contributor Doreen Nicoll speaks to Duff Conacher, co-founder of Democracy Watch, to talk about an ‘honesty in politics’ law and the fight to stop secret, unethical lobbying.
February 24, 2023
Code Pink’s global efforts toward a peaceful solution in Ukraine
It’s been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of Code Pink, sits down with Nick Seebruch to discuss why a peaceful resolution should be the only resolution people should be advocating for.
February 24, 2023
Code Pink's global efforts toward a peaceful solution in Ukraine
This week on the show, rabble editor Nick Seebruch speaks to Medea Benjamin, co-founder of women-led peace group Code Pink. Code Pink is a grassroots NGO with an anti-war mandate. The Russian invasion of Ukraine began on the morning of February 24, 2022, which makes today the one year anniversary. Today, Seebruch and Benjamin discuss…