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Hollow victory for Ontario NDP Leader Horwath

by YKNovember 20, 2014February 16, 2015

by Barry Weisleder After months of intense campaigning, using all the resources of the organization, Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath managed to hang onto her position, but only after promising to atone for her crass opportunism, and pledging…

NDP slide to right sparks socialist opposition

by YKApril 30, 2013April 30, 2013

By BARRY WEISLEDER MONTREAL—Despite the move to water down the reference to socialism in the Federal New Democratic Party Constitution, the word remains, as does the working-class nature of the party. Indeed, socialism is still both a very lively topic…

WEBCAST: Celebrate International Women’s Day March 4, 2021 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm https://youtu.be/DiM6f31my-E with music and speakers Elizabeth Byce, Robin Graham, Hannah Leichnitz, Sandra Griffith-Bonaparte, Karen Hanan, Emily Steers, Judy Koch, Yvonne Hanson and Ann Conway in Ireland, and Ann Montague in Oregon, USA.
WEBCAST: The Revolutionary Ideas of Antonio Gramsci March 11, 2021 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm https://youtu.be/MWnxsD8QI3o led by Stephen Ellis, long time socialist and prominent human rights lawyer, with discussant Sara Swerdlyk, former sociology prof at Humber College.
WEBCAST: The Sport and Prey of Capitalists: How the Rich Are Stealing Canada's Public Wealth March 18, 2021 at 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm https://youtu.be/yU5YGBuKvuc with author Linda McQuaig. Host: Elizabeth Byce. Discussants: John Orrett in Thornhill and Emily Steers in Guelph.