Rex Tillerson was Trumpian in his disdain for the foreign service and support of America First. But he was willing to listen to allies and diplomats. By contrast, his successor looks like a fanatic.

A 2014 interview with the late political thinker, academic and writer on the NDP, the Waffle, and social democracy in Canada.

Even from a progressive perspective, Canadian political discourse needs a conservative alternative. It doesn't need a dangerous clown like Doug Ford.

Voluntary guidelines for reduced sodium in food have been a failure. The government is now working on better labelling. The real problem may be that we have become hooked on salt.

From the Press Progress Summit 2017, an exploration of how to build Canada’s progressive future at the most local of political levels – our cities and towns.

A reminder that good words can make good political responses -- and lead to better political possibilities

Here are two movies that will shock, inspire and remind you why water is always an election issue.

Despite the hype a year ago, the M-103 Islamophobia report was met with indifference last month. But apathy is the last thing that we need in the face of growing Islamophobia in Canada.

While the celebrations of Black culture in Canada are welcome, other events in February reminded us there is much improvement still needed.

Budget 2018 is all about gender, although the rhetoric might outweigh the substance, and the economy still faces big risks from household debt and global conditions.

Since his election, Trudeau has made the same core promises to recognize and implement Indigenous rights in a multitude of strategically timed announcements, but it's been all talk and little action.

We met in mid-1969 at a small gathering in Toronto of NDP members. The bond we formed in the time of the Waffle was a defining moment of my life politically, and one of its great joys, personally.

Co-founder of the Waffle, academic, writer and politician, Laxer died on February 23 in Paris. He is remembered here by his son, Michael.

Justin Trudeau's current troubles should remind NDPers how easy it is in politics to step right into a cow pie.

It has been 38 years of almost non-stop warfare and repression, with thousands killed, billions wasted, and Dr. Rafil Dhafir still in jail for violating sanctions

The progress we have made in speaking out about sexual assault relies on one major cultural shift: the women making allegations have stopped caring about men's feelings.

Next week's federal budget provides an opportunity to reinstate prison farms and improve food security

The NDP leader gave a speech that promised to make the wealthiest pay their share and address inequality. It was, however, short on details, and barely mentioned the environment.

The NDP meets in Ottawa this week with its two provincial governments squabbling and the party searching for a mission and an identity.

Downtown Eastside event commemorates missing and murdered Indigenous women and bears witness to ongoing injustices in Vancouver and beyond

People are buying B.C. wines in solidarity with B.C.'s Horgan government in its dispute with Alberta. Ironically, many of those wine protesters campaigned for the Trudeau Liberals in 2015.

Some Canadian resources available for activists.

Don’t say that Canada or Saskatchewan failed Indigenous people -- Canada just failed. It wasn’t a mob of racists that released a killer onto the streets -- it was 12 regular Canadians.

The Urban Worker Project is an extension of the work on precarious pay by former MP Andrew Cash

The Urban Worker Project is an extension of the work on precarious pay by former MP Andrew Cash

As the Seoul Winter Olympics opens, a peace conference calls for suspension of military exercises after the Games, and lifting of sanctions and talks with North Korea.

Who benefits from government policies? Usually just the rich and powerful.

A new book by pollster Michael Adams explores data to find out if Canada could succumb to xenophobic populism on a mass scale.