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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.
It has been a very eventful year in Canada, to put it simply. As rabble editor Nick Seebruch and publisher Sarah Sahagian noted on last week’s show, Canadian politics went through one of its most dramatic periods in recent memory—including a federal election that reshaped the national conversation. And politics were only part of the…
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.
This week on rabble radio, rabble publisher Sarah Sahagian and rabble editor Nick Seebruch discuss the major news in Canadian politics of 2025; including the resignation of Justin Trudeau, to now-Prime Minister Mark Carney—and his first months as leader, his budget and pipeline plans; the NDP leadership race; and more. This marks our final interview…
In its newly tabled budget, the federal government announced that over the course of four years there would be a $2.7 billion reduction in international assistance. As Bridget Potasky writes in her November 13th piece on rabble.ca, this announcement has drawn the ire of NGOs who warn it could cause long-term, irreversible harm leaving vulnerable…
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.
The New Democratic Party of Canada is currently looking for its new leader after the resignation of Jagmeet Singh and a colossal decline in support in the most recent federal election. It seems the NDP’s reduced support stems from competition with the Liberals, strategic voting, demographic shifts, and difficulties uniting diverse voter groups across Canada. …
Content warning: This interview centers around domestic violence. Please listen with care and sensitivity. 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. About…
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.
This week on rabble radio, we’re looking at how unions and employers bargain in Canada and whether it’s time for a new approach. Right now, most unions negotiate with one employer at a time, which can make it tough to raise standards across an industry. Some experts are calling for sectoral bargaining which may…
