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Podcast: Open to Debate with David Moscrop
Episode: What is the future of Canada's left?
Description: Canada’s political left is facing a series of choices. What kind of movement should it pursue in the face of contemporary challenges at home and around the world? How can left-wing parties win at the local, provincial, and federal orders of government? Should communists, socialists, and social democrats work together -- and, if so, when and how? Also, to what extent does the leading social democratic party in Canada, the NDP, serve as a vehicle for successful left politics?
Answering these questions requires us to start by understanding what it even means to be “left-wing.” It requir...