Far-right extremism has been on the rise in Canada. What impact is this having on the mainstream media and public discourse? And how can we resist its spread?
MP Matthew Green explains how radical solidarity within communities is the antidote to far-right extremism in Canada.
“Rather than have us spend our time chasing the tails of people like [Jordan Peterson], what we need to do is think about how we can improve the material conditions of people to not fall victim to the reactionary backlash against multiculturalism.”
Matthew Green is Member of Parliament for Hamilton Centre. He is currently the NDP Critic for Ethics, Treasury Board, Deputy Critic for Employment and Workforce Development. He is also the Deputy Critic for Labour, and Deputy Critic for Public Services and Procurement.
This is a clip from rabble’s most recent live politics panel: ‘Off the Hill: Tackling systemic inequalities.’ The panel featured guests MP Matthew Green, Richard Sharpe, Stephen Brown and Karl Nerenberg. With host Robin Browne.
Confronting far-right extremism in Canada has been a popular topic on Off the Hill over the past year. MP Leah Gazan spoke in January about this and Nuzhat Jafri eluded to it in our October 2022 panel on confronting Islamophobia in Canada. Catch up on additional past Off the Hill panels here.
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.
