From 15 years in municipal climate work to seeking a seat in the House of Commons, Shannon Miedema shares the dinner conversation that changed her career path.
🎧 Catch the full conversation on the Progress Canada podcast. youtube.com/shorts/TfCeJ...
#IWD2026 #CdnPoli
Darrell highlights the professionalism of the Avi Lewis campaign and how it has helped cement him as the frontrunner in the NDP leadership race.
#ndp #leadershipelection #cdnpoli
Missed this weekend's episode on the NDP leadership race? We get it, there was a lot on the line for Canada at the Olympics.
Check out this clip and then the full episode on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.
#ndp #leadershipelection #cdnpoli
With the NDP leadership race entering its final month, our National Wrap-Up panel convenes to dissect the state of the contest following the high-stakes debate in British Columbia. Watch on YouTube at 12:00PM ET: youtu.be/c8l7-Pdzy54
As more Canadians live alone and shoulder rising costs on a single income, finance journalist Renée Sylvestre-Williams joins the Progress Canada Podcast to unpack what she calls "the singles tax."
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#singlestax #singletonlens #housingaffordability #costofliving
Doug Ford slashed and burned the post-secondary system in Ontario. Now he's raiding student grants to come up with enough funding to prevent the entire system from collapsing. Young people will pay the price. Read more on Substack:
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Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM ET, we'll be releasing our conversation with David Peterson. Check out this sneak peek with the former Premier about the impossible odds he and his team overcame to form government.
youtu.be/9t4Yk9s-Xb4
#onpoli #cdnpoli
Thanks for catching, updated now with the correct numbers for MB! Got a little bleary-eyed looking at the data for so long! :)
Check out our analysis of the Q4 2025 NDP leadership fundraising data, released by Elections Canada this week.
Read on Substack: progresscanada.substack.com/p/what-q4-fu...
#ndp #ndpldr #cdnpoli
Throughout Poilievre’s speech at the 2026 Conservative Party Convention, delegates chanted the words, “We want hope!” And at the 43-minute mark, he made a full pivot towards it as a theme.
Read more on our Substack:
progresscanada.substack.com/p/pierre-poi...
As Donald Trump asserts a more aggressive vision for U.S. power in the Western Hemisphere, our panel digs into where Canada fits in those plans—and where it doesn’t.
Tune in tonight at 7:00PM ET on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ikw...
Carney has called on middle powers to act as a collective counterweight to the great powers, which no longer see a rules-based order as a check on their power. Check out our latest on Substack.
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#carney #davos
With the NDP leadership race now nearing its membership deadline, we thought we’d give prospective voters an update on what the candidates have promised voters so far. Check out our Substack to read more!
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#cdnpoli #ndpldr
While the membership deadline in the federal NDP leadership race is just around the corner, we still have little insight into who is leading and by how much. That's a good thing for democracy. Read our latest on our Substack page. progresscanada.substack.com/p/a-competit...
#NDP #cdnpoli
The Progress Canada Podcast is a media partner to the 2026 Democracy XChange conference. As a Progress Canada listener, you can save 20% off tickets to the conference. CODE: LIGHTBULB@DXC26
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#dxc26 #democracyxchange #progresscanada
Squeaking out one last piece before the new year hits. We tackle the constitutional requirements, the precedent set by past leadership races, and what some prospective candidates are likely hoping for in terms of the timeline.
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Hit "Notify Me" to be reminded to tune in to the stream at 7:00PM on Sunday, December 14. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3__K...
In our final episode of the season, we close things off with MPP John Fraser. Check out this sneak preview where he discusses the qualities the next Leader of the party should possess. Then tune in at 7:00PM tomorrow on YouTube to watch the episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUFC... #onpoli
Our episode with Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles is now available on podcast platforms. If you missed the YouTube premiere last night, you can stream it on demand. #onpoli
Here's a teaser from our episode with Marit Stiles, Leader of the Ontario NDP and Leader of the Official Opposition. Tune in tonight at 7PM ET on YouTube to stream the episode live. youtu.be/Vlo137aoNcM
#OntarioNDP #MaritStiles
Read our latest Substack piece on why Carney's foreign aid policies are not a return to the basics but instead signal a major departure from Canada’s decades-old modern foreign policy consensus. #cdnpoli progresscanada.substack.com/p/article-ho...
Today we’re joined by MP Amandeep Sodhi, a member of the so-called “21st Century Club”, a group of four Gen-Z Liberal MPs born in this century.
The episode is available now wherever you get your podcasts and at Noon ET on YouTube: youtu.be/1ErUVRsOHE
#GenZ #YouthPolitics #cdnpoli
Here's a sneak peek from tomorrow's #ProgressCanada episode with MP Amandeep Sodhi, where she discusses why she and three other colleagues formed a government youth caucus to put Gen Z's priorities on the national agenda. #cdnpoli youtu.be/8XZp1RSlaro
In today's episode, we’re joined by Chris Emanuel, outgoing President & CEO of the Central York Chamber of Commerce, to talk about the future of young business owners in Canada.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts or stream the at Noon on YouTube. youtu.be/dt0lw6_q1fE
#youngentrepreneur
Here's a clip from our conversation with MPP Stephanie Smyth about how the Ford Government is mismanaging the Skills Development Fund. The episode is available now wherever you get your podcasts and streams on YouTube tonight at 7:00PM ET. youtu.be/Icxd4cKpGoE
#SkillsDevelopmentFund #onpoli
Former Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin on who should run for public office and what it will take to rebuild the Liberal Party. Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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#nspoli #cdnpoli #IainRankin #NSLiberal
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In our latest episode, Michelle Johnston points out how, without mentioning the President by name, the 2025 Federal Budget is all about responding to the threat Trump's tariff war poses to our economy.
#2025Budget #MarkCarney #DonaldTrump #ProgressCanada youtu.be/iHHh-V-Mc-U
Speculation is swirling that Canadian voters may be headed back to the polls for the second time in less than a year. Check out our latest Substack post to learn why:
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#cdnpoli #election #liberalparty #conservativeparty #markcarney #pierrepoilievre
Whether you think it's bullshit or not that companies are using AI to not hire people, the impacts on the economy point to a need to stimulate demand soon. For J-Pow that likely means lower interest rates, but that can only go so far. We need to start seriously talking about at least a small UBI.
