The federal NDP has shattered its credibility as an opposition to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the wake of its deal to support the Liberal minority government until 2025. At a time of growing anger against the establishment, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has instead chosen to defend the status quo. In doing so, he has handed […]

After the NDP failed to reach its potential in the federal election, shocking revelations have arisen from former parliamentary candidate Jessa McLean. McLean ran as an open socialist for the position of NDP president earlier this year, and gained one third of the vote. In a public post and follow-up interview with Fightback magazine, McLean […]

Days before the 2021 NDP convention, the National Post expressed their horror at a proposed resolution calling to abolish billionaires. The Post condemned the resolution as a “modern socialist utopia” and gave a warning against supporting such a radical demand. As Marxists, however, instead of being horrified at the radicalism of the resolution, we would […]

After countless pleas from workers and retirees, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has called on the Liberal government to end for profit long-term care facilities. This is a very good demand and it is encouraging that the NDP is taking it on. But then Singh clarified that an NDP government would only do this by 2030. […]

In early November, the NDP announced that they would propose a new tax on the richest people in the country. The party proposed two measures: a one per cent tax on all wealth over $20 million, and a windfall tax on “excess profits” made by companies that benefited from the pandemic. It is true that […]

Following the police murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests quickly engulfed the United States. These protests soon gained steam internationally, including in Canada, with thousands of protesters raising slogans such as the demand for the arrest of the officers involved, and the defunding and abolition of police. […]

At the end of July, a survey conducted by Forum Research revealed that 58 per cent of Canadians support socialism. This echoes similar polls in the U.S. However, with the start of the federal election campaign it seems like this desire for socialism is not being reflected by any of the major parties. As long […]

On Monday, Jagmeet Singh was elected MP for Burnaby South. The NDP leader probably breathed a sigh of relief. Since becoming party chief in October 2017, Singh has been without a seat in Parliament. Rumours suggested that numerous party members were hoping for Singh’s defeat to justify replacing him before the election in October. After […]

By-elections are being held in three federal ridings today, including Burnaby South, Outremont, and York-Simcoe. The three races have been dubbed a “referendum” on Trudeau’s Liberals, who are sagging in the polls amid a scandal involving construction giant SNC-Lavalin. However, today’s by-elections are just as much a referendum on the NDP under Jagmeet Singh, which […]

With more than 1200 party faithful attending, last week’s Alberta NDP convention was effectively a campaign launch for the coming May 2019 election. Enthusiastic cheers of “four more years” could be heard echoing through the Edmonton Westin Hotel conference room. Party members rose to their feet on many occasions in response to the rousing speeches […]