"In the last election, one of the slogans [the Carney Liberals] put in all of their ads was ‘get government back in the business of building housing.’ One year in, governments back in the business of building housing is still left to be unseen.”
- @clementnocos.bsky.social
The Broadbent Institute joins the GPM convening in Barcelona to establish Canadian connections to the global left, build the International Coalition of Democratic Thought (CIPED) w/ Spanish & LatAm partners and bring home the ideas & lessons shared by socialists & progressives from around the world.
Promotional graphic for the Livestream of the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture. Text reminds viewers to set a reminder notification on YouTube for the event on Wednesday, April 22, 6pm - 8pm EDT at Toronto Metropolitan University + Online. A green button directs viewers to youtube.com/broadbentinstitute. A laptop with livestream graphics appears next to a geometric leaf stencil.
On April 22, @jacobinmag.bsky.social's Bhaskar Sunkara delivers the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture at @arts-tmu.bsky.social, sponsored by @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social.
Tune in to the livestream at 6 pm EDT 🔗 broadbentinstitute.ca/events/2026-ellen-meiksins-wood-lecture/
Pull quote from an article titled "Floor-Crossing vs. Party-Democracy" by Joseph Gubbels, published at perspectivesjournal.ca. The quote reads "Only one year since Prime Minister Mark Carney was left with a minority government after the 2025 election, the governing Liberals have achieved a majority, delivered by five Members of Parliament who "crossed the floor." To minimize floor-crossing episodes, a "party-democracy model" can leverage existing political institutions to make Canadian politics more deliberative and participatory."
Examining the intense debate over floor-crossing, @josephgubbels.bsky.social argues for a "party-democracy model" — to leverage existing political institutions and make Canada’s democracy more deliberative and participatory.
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/floor-crossing-vs-party-democracy/
![Report from the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada on VP Katie Francis' participation at the 2026 Broadbent Institute Progress Summit and Emerging Leaders Program. A pull quote reads "The lessons, data, and skills shared across these [Progress Summit] session will be useful in shaping PIPSC's strategy going forward in this time of austerity." next to an image of a smiling person wearing glasses.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dtivbttzchlmb7iexbbpxowx/bafkreifhk4dfkre7da22kv52gw3xfd2s2cc3dehpvkysomizn7ptpw7uci)
Report from the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada on VP Katie Francis' participation at the 2026 Broadbent Institute Progress Summit and Emerging Leaders Program. A pull quote reads "The lessons, data, and skills shared across these [Progress Summit] session will be useful in shaping PIPSC's strategy going forward in this time of austerity." next to an image of a smiling person wearing glasses.
"The lessons, data, and skills shared across these [Progress Summit] sessions will be useful in shaping PIPSC’s strategy going forward in this time of austerity." – Katie Francis, VP of @pipsc-ipfpc.bsky.social
🔗 pipsc.ca/report-on-my...
On ep109 of the 💫HARBINGER SHOWCASE💫 radio show
➡️ the Catholic origins of Quebec social democracy on @broadbent.bsky.social's PERSPECTIVES
➡️ two-tier healthcare in Alberta on @redeyeradio.bsky.social
➡️ why the economy sucks on @srslywrong.bsky.social
➡️ + more
www.spreaker.com/podcast/harb...
Market concentration in key sectors, including groceries, transportation, and commodity production renders Canada particularly vulnerable to the threat of sellers’ inflation.
A pull quote from a Perspectives Journal article titled "Facing Down the Far-Right in East Germany". A Question in italics reads "What role does social democracy play in combatting right-wing extremism?" An aswer from Annemarie Wolff, Member of the State Parliament of Brandenburg, Germany, reads, "We social democrats always talk about how the fight against right-wing extremism is part of our political DNA. However, many rightly wonder what exactly that means." The graphic also features a URL to perspectivesjournal.ca
Germany has witnessed decades of growing far-right activities and networks, especially in former East GDR states like Brandenburg.
What are young German social democrats doing to fight back?
🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/far-right-east-germany/
Full keynote 🔗⬇️
“We need to build power across borders because the systems, we’re up against are global.” – David Adler of @progintl.bsky.social
At the 2026 Progress Summit, David Adler explained why local struggles must connect to global progressive movements.
Given Canada's proximity to the US and the US' massive cultural influence, why have the main contours of Canadian politics been historically to the left of the US?
Our answer to this intriguing question can be summed up in two words: social democracy.
Bill C-5 has the potential to create deeper institutional fragility.
It consolidates power away from independent regulators and empowers the Cabinet. Such political decisions could impact investment, prolong litigation over Section 35 rights, and fracture Reconciliation efforts.
I was very pleased to join this podcast discussion on the limitations of the UNs Climate COP process. Have a listen.
📅 Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00 p.m. ET
📍 Location: Sears Atrium, 3rd Floor of George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University
Register today 🔗⬇️
Announcement for the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture ft. Bhaskar Sunkara. Images of two people appear alongside the text "Q&A Moderated by Luke Savage". A green button advertises "Limited Tickets Available".
Limited tickets remain for the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture!
A Q&A with Luke Savage will explore Sunkara's role in building the intellectual foundations of this generation’s socialist movements, including the movement behind Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for Mayor of New York City.
Full keynote 🔗⬇️
“We need to build power across borders because the systems, we’re up against are global.” – David Adler of @progintl.bsky.social
At the 2026 Progress Summit, David Adler explained why local struggles must connect to global progressive movements.
Promotional graphic for "Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green economy" presented by GEN and the Broadbent Institute. Episode title reads "The COP Folly with Martin Empson, Editor of System Change not Climate Change" above an image of a man speaking at a lectern. The graphic is dated April 9, 2026.
On Class & Climate, @greeneconnet.bsky.social's national convenor Em Thompson sits down with Martin Empson to discuss how UN Climate Change Conferences have bureaucratized climate organizing.
Listen to the new episode 🔗 perspectivesjournal.ca/martin-empso...
"War-driven price shocks are delivering billions in windfall profits to oil companies while ordinary Canadians absorb the costs."
Broadbent Institute Board Vice-Chair Jared Walker w @c4tf.bsky.social argues for @canadiandimension.bsky.social.
Promotional graphic for "Social Democrats of the North," a Perspectives Journal podcast series presented by Dave McGrance. A collage of black and white journal covers with titles written in french appears next to the series name, as well as the episode title "École Sociale Populaire" and an illustration featuring a rose and a maple leaf.
While Quebec’s social democratic tradition is often traced back to the Quiet Revolution of the 1960s, the province’s left-wing roots are planted deeper than that.
Learn more on Social Democrats of the North with Broadbent fellow Dave McGrane 🔗
perspectivesjournal.ca/ecole-social...
On a new episode of 🌅SOCIAL DEMOCRATS OF THE NORTH🌅 from the @broadbent.bsky.social's PERSPECTIVES journal host Dave McGrane introduces the Catholic roots of Quebec’s social democratic tradition in an episode exploring the history of l'École Sociale Populaire.
perspectivesjournal.ca/ecole-social...
Ed Broadbent in 1983 on the US attack on Grenada: "This is an act to invasion, an act of aggression initiated and led by the USA. We in this Parliament have an obligation to state the truth, to accept the truth and, [...] to try to change the reality. That is what we are involved in tonight."
Hear how a new generation is rethinking socialism, keyed to the class and social movements of our time at the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood lecture (April 22 at @arts-tmu.bsky.social, hosted by @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social), with @jacobinmag.bsky.social's Bhaskar Sunkara 🔗⬇️
"Capitalism is the only system in which the exploitation of labour can be insulated from democratic pressures."
Ellen Meiksins Wood's 2012 @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social lecture on democracy against capitalism remains relevant as ever.
Ed Broadbent: "If we want to succeed with our children we have to deal as specifically with their poverty as we did with senior citizens. [...] We must show that for us human dignity is to be cherished as much in life’s first pages as it is in the concluding chapters."
Emma-Lou Caressa: "How to Fix Canada’s Underrepresentation Problem – Without Creating a New One" in @broadbent.bsky.social's Perspectives Journal
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Bhaskar Sunkara helped lay the intellectual foundations for this generation’s socialist movements, including the movement behind Zohran Mamdani’s historic campaign for Mayor of New York City.
Join us for his 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture on April 22 @arts-tmu.bsky.social .
From 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecturer Bhaskar Sunkara:
"In the face of a skeptical public, Zohran Mamdani was even able to communicate democratic socialism as a universal politics rather than a niche identity or a dangerous ideology."
