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Supporters of Palestinian rights should praise NDP’s dramatic policy shift

Originally published: Yves Engler Blog on August 31, 2022 (more by Yves Engler Blog)

Has a leading Canadian politician ever shifted so dramatically on a major policy issue?
Why progressives need to abandon means-testing and embrace universality

Originally published: Canadian Dimension on July 25, 2022 by Joshua K. McEvoy (more by Canadian Dimension) | (Posted Jul 26, 2022)

Universality must be at the core of any progressive electoral platform.
Canada’s new Democratic Party passes motion to sanction Israel

Originally published: Mondoweiss on April 12, 2021 (more by Mondoweiss) |

At the New Democratic Party’s (NDP) convention last week, party members overwhelmingly passed a motion to sanction Israel. The policy book forthe center-left political party, which has existed in Canada since 1961, will now include a boycott of goods from illegal settlements and an arms embargo on the country.