Be the first to know what’s new with New Left Radio by joining our mailing list today! The drama with Annamie Paul’s leadership just. won’t. stop. Two more GPC senior staff are out in the latest round of cullings. Could all this have been avoided? What does it mean for the GPC in an inevitable election? Brian “Bri Guy” Pallister has announced he won’t seek re-election as Premier of Manitoba. Can the party cauterize the wound he’s leaving to have a shot at retaining their control of government? A...
Aug 11, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 69
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! Whether it's telling us that we need oil& gas money to transitions to clean energy, crying jurisdiction, or ignoring agreements made with Indigenous communities, it seems that the Liberal government is addicted to nonsense. On today's drop, we cover the government's latest plea for public support on pipelines, the latest province to sign on to the government's $10 a day childcare plan, and the latest from the UN lightly suggesting that 'social cont...
Aug 10, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 68
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! With the possibility that an election is called today, lots of housekeeping is happening, including the announcement that three Liberal MPs won’t be seeking re-election. That group includes ‘progressive’ MP for Spadina-Fort York, Adam Vaughan. What does this mean for the campaign and for the potential results? A shocking new Nanos poll says that the majority of Canadians support a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games. What does this say about Conservat...
Aug 09, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 67
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Office shows that an investment of $13.7 billion is needed to improve long term care and save lives. Is there any chance it happens? A damning report from the Commonwealth Fund reinforces what everyone already knows, healthcare in the US is TERRIBLE. The report has some serious implications for Canada too, namely that we aren’t much better. A memorial to victims of residential “schools” was set on fire in Calg...
Aug 05, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 66
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! An ‘increase’ in gun violence in Montréal, that really isn’t really an increase, highlights the affects of poverty and racialization on law enforcement response and spending. A report from the Senate shows that incarcerated Canadians suffer from human rights abuses while in federal prisons — prisons that warehouse the poor and BIPOC disproportionately. Once again, Justin Trudeau has been exonerated from an ethics charge and an abuse of power. When will...
Aug 04, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 65
Fan of the show? Support us on Patreon ! Dr. Devyani Singh, the Green hopeful for Vancouver Quadra joins us to discuss her run for MP, the riding, and the very urgent challenge of climate change. We discuss if climate action and capitalism are compatible, the future for workers in a post-oil economy, and just what is happening with the Green Party and the leadership kerfuffle that is looming over the election. Links Follow Devyani on Twitter Devyani’s Bio Dr. Devyani Singh is a queer woman of co...
Aug 03, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 64
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! Erin O’Toole and his CPC look like a lost cause. His bubble is bursting fast and the rats at the CPC are eating their own. What do these low expectations mean for O’Toole and how will the Liberals position themselves against the NDP? Economists are warning that the housing bubble is entering dangerous territory. Will anyone listen? Does anyone care when there’s money to be made? And, how do we fix housing in this country anyway? For all the headlines t...
Aug 02, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 63
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! The PM drops big bucks on the Muskrat Falls Dam project in Newfoundland, but just who is his audience and what message is he trying to send? Manitobans overwhelmingly despise Brian Pallister — now it seems the long knives are out. Stories of intrigue and increasingly bizarre behaviour are making Pallister look more and more like the most paranoid of petty dictators. Have you heard an election is coming? Elections Canada says it’s ready but according to...
Jul 30, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 62
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! In preparation for our new Thursday format for season four that will bring in you a round table of journalists, columnists, and pundits discussing the news, ideas, and policies In Canada, we’re trying something new. Each Thursday, we’ll discuss some of the week's most important, thought-provoking, or enraging opinion columns. Today’s columns are: To address housing affordability, we need high vacancy taxes - Adam Zivo, National Post Liberals just don't...
Jul 29, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 61
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! Erin O’Toole makes big promises on equalization in Newfoundland, with a promise tailor made for Albertans. What’s in store for the future of the Conservative Party? Justin Trudeau was in New Brunswick yesterday and promised to withhold ‘millions’ in federal transfer payments to the province to compel Premier Blaine Higgs to restore access to women’s health care. When the cameras shut off and the reporters had gone home, a Liberal staffer clarified the ...
Jul 28, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 60
Fan of the show? Support us on Patreon ! Glengarry-Prescott-Russell isn’t the average riding and Konstantine Malakos isn’t the average candidate. A progressive, rooted in the values of his upbringing in a working class family, and in a working class town, Konstantine is seeking to serve the people to bring needed change to his community. We sit down with Konstantine to discuss the future of rural Ontario, the depth of the housing crisis, how his lived experience shaped his politics, and the kind...
Jul 27, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 59
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! Stephen Harper's pet project, the 'Victims of Communism Memorial,' is overbudget, a burden to the taxpayers, and supported by fascists and neo-Nazis. What does this say about the political posturing on the suffering of others? A foreign company is seeking tax breaks to pull potash from the earth in Saskatchewan. We talk corporate welfare, the bleak future of resource extraction, and climate action. The Yukon signs onto the government's plan for $10 a d...
Jul 26, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 58
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is flying high in likability polling, while CPC leader Erin O’Toole — well, he’s not. What else does the polling have to tell us in the interregnum before a fall election? A Vancouver property developer is proposing a new development with ‘affordable units’ for frontline workers. Is it real or just a ploy? Then, a wild story of alleged fraud and grifting by an Ontario CEO. Hey, leases of Bentleys, multi-millions dollar personal...
Jul 23, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Like the show? Support us on Patreon today! In preparation for our new Thursday format for season four that will bring in you a round table of journalists, columnists, and pundits discussing the news, ideas, and policies In Canada, we’re trying something new. Each Thursday, we’ll discuss some of the week's most important, thought-provoking, or enraging opinion columns. Today’s columns are: Jeff Bezos' space adventures will benefit us all, so stop the whining - Matt Gurney, National Post Cubans d...
Jul 22, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 56
Fan of the show? Support us on Patreon ! The newsphere is poppin' and NLR Minute has you covered. Liberal darling and former Wall Street/Central Banker, Mark Carney says he won't seek a seat in the House of Commons. But why not Mark?!? Then, the Nisga'a nation is seeking a $10 billion LNG project in Northern BC, putting the left's values of supporting Indigenous sovereignty and opposing oil & gas extraction at odds. What's the answer? A new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue sh...
Jul 21, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 55
Fan of the show? Support us on Patreon ! Born and raised in Northern Ontario, Erika Lougheed knew that government could better serve her community. In order to make it happen, she hit the streets, knocking doors and discussing the pressing issues facing her community. Her hard work and dedication earned her the vote of her community, electing her to East Ferris council. Now, as a candidate for the ONDP, she is seeking to unseat the government of Doug Ford and bring transformative leadership to N...
Jul 20, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 54
Elections, elections, elections. No one wants or needs early elections but Nova Scotians and Canadians are getting them. The provincial Liberals and federal Liberals are looking for a mandate, and a majority, to govern through the pandemic recovery. We look at both races, the dynamics at play, and the challenges for progress. Then, for all the talk, and all the column inches wasted on the turmoil within the Green Party of Canada, all seems quiet. The party’s Federal Council has cancelled a revie...
Jul 19, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Thanks to climate change, the Northwest Passage is increasingly open to shipping. With oil & gas being shipped through its waters, a new report warns of massive costs associated with spills and accidents — not to mention the human costs. The pandemic forcing many to work from home gave workers a chance to take a step back and evaluate what is important in their lives. Now, droves of Millennials and Gen Z are leaving their jobs in the search for a better balance and higher wages in what is be...
Jul 16, 2021•24 min•Season 3Ep. 52
In preparation of our new Thursday format for season four that will bring in you a round table of journalists, columnists, and pundits discussing the news, ideas, and policies In Canada, we’re trying something new. Each Thursday, we’ll discuss some of the weeks most important, thought provoking, or enraging opinion columns. Today’s columns are: The performative snobbery of social justice invades the supermarket - Jonathan Kay, National Post More than leadership or policy, it’s the Conservative t...
Jul 15, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Bidding wars have begun for rentals in Ontario. We are at war for our souls with regards to the continued discovery of graves at Residential "School" sites. We are leaving the war in Afghanistan with nothing to show but death and destruction. The Green Party is at war with itself. Canada is a nation at war. We cover it all on today's NLR Minute. Like the show? Support us on Patreon and help us to continue delivering analysis on today’s most important stories from a democratic socialist viewpoint...
Jul 14, 2021•26 min•Season 3Ep. 50
We’re joined by Alberta NDP MLA Janis Irwin who represents Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood and serves as the Official Opposition Deputy Whip and the Critic for Women and LGBTQ2S+ Issues. Elected in 2019, she’s had a front row seat to the economic, social, and human devastation caused by the regressive politics of Jason Kenney’s UCP government. We discuss the battles of the past two years, and what the future holds.
Jul 13, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 49
O'Toole dons a cowboy hat and belt buckle in his push out west, but the schtick does not cowboy or prime minister make. Broken promises in Montreal, where zoning ordinances are being used to step on land agreements with Kahnawá:ke Mohawks. Then, at first glance the jobs numbers are good. Not so fast — there's more than meets the eye.
Jul 12, 2021•21 min•Season 3Ep. 48
Jody Wilson-Raybould is leaving parliament, and it’s toxic atmosphere, behind. A word does not an ideology make, despite what Pierre Poilievre would have you believe. Then, the all around terrible saga of bill C-208 and how the Liberals disregarded the rule of law.
Jul 09, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 47
In preparation of our new Thursday format for season four that will bring in you a round table of journalists, columnists, and pundits discussing the news, ideas, and policies In Canada, we’re trying something new. Each Thursday, we’ll discuss some of the weeks most important, thought provoking, or enraging opinion columns. Today’s columns are: High-frequency rail sounds good – but does Via have to run it? - Andrew Coyne, Globe & Mail 324 billion good reasons for Albertans to negotiate a new...
Jul 08, 2021•36 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Power manifests itself in so many ways in Canada — economically, the Crown, the business elite, and politics — just to name a few. We cover it all, from the appointment of the new Governor General, to Justin Trudeau falling short of his papa's popularity in the latest polling.
Jul 07, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 46
In cities across Canada, housing has become a crisis. In BC, the home of unaffordable housing, a movement has taken shape to fight for renters rights. Rent. Strike. Bargain. is building power through solidarity between tenants and labour, with the ultimate goal of winning the right for renters to collectively bargain & form tenant unions. We’re joined by organizer, Ben Ger to learn about the campaign and what we can do in the fight for fair, safe, and affordable housing for all.
Jul 06, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 45
Big money does strange things to people. It prevents mining companies from researching the harm to Indigenous communities, it powers elections, and it drives the destruction of our society and our plant. In today’s NLR Minute, we look at three instances of big money and the problems it creates. And, we have a big announcement!!!
Jul 05, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 44
On today’s NLR Minute, the G7 tax agreement goes global (kind of), Alberta’s Heath Minister gets harassed in public, and a First Nation lowers the Canadian flag.
Jul 02, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 43
In preparation of our new Thursday format for season four that will bring in you a round table of journalists, columnists, and pundits discussing the news, ideas, and policies In Canada, we’re trying something new. Each Thursday, we’ll discuss some of the weeks most important, thought provoking, or enraging opinion columns. Today’s columns are: Canada needs its own Declaration of Independence - Peter Donolo, Globe & Mail It is time to rename British Columbia - Jennifer Cole, Toronto Star Can...
Jul 01, 2021•45 min•Season 3Ep. 43
On today's NLR we cover the pressure being put on the Catholic Church to apologize for its role in the residential school system. Will it be used by Canadian politicians to shirk their own responsibility? The RCMP has a union contract. Police unions are nothing to celebrate. Then, the plight of the Uyghur people is politicized by the fringe left and the fringe right. How should we navigate the very real violence committed by the Chinese state and oppose the political posturing of conservative fo...
Jun 30, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 42
