Honoured to have been elected Co-Chair of Canada's Young New Democrats (CYND) today alongside my dear friend and colleague Linnea Löfström-Abary.
A room of 150 youth from across the country came together to say yes to an inclusive, active CYND that advances a socialist project!
the dialectical contradictions are accelerating. like the contradiction between Carney being shit from an ass and him getting 50% in whatever poll drops next
I think @WabKinew deserves some credit for Canada rejecting a bad deal.
Wab going to the media with his issues helped make it clear the deal didn't have total support
It probably helped keeping us from signing something we'd regret
The Prime Minister was right to walk away from the negotiating table last night. I believe Canadians are united in this crucial moment, on this crucial point: no deal is better than a bad deal.
Accepting a deal that would lock in pointless, destructive tariffs and undermine our ability to regulate big tech would have been disastrous for our workers, industries and sovereignty. PM Carney read the room by rejecting the Americans’ offer.
Wab Kinew got it exactly right — the President is weak and cannot be trusted to abide by an agreement. We should stand firm, knowing it’s what the vast majority of Canadians want our government to do.
But what happens next matters. We are not out of this yet.
You can count on New Democrats to be a voice for swift and substantial aid to affected workers and industries. This is also a moment to rapidly transition to an economy that is more independent, that prioritizes housing, health, climate and the cost of living.
What brings us together and makes us strong is how we take care of each other in hard times. That’s the Canada the NDP will fight for in this crisis moment and those to come.
If you were watching the World Cup, you may have seen them too: the Liberal government’s TV ads about its climate record.
The ads boast about a clean energy future and lower emissions, while in actual fact the Carney government has dismantled climate policy and doubled down on fossil fuels. Mark Carney has even candidly admitted that these policies will increase Canada’s emissions.
When you make false environmental claims in advertising, it’s called greenwashing. And in Canada, it’s illegal.
So my NDP colleagues have filed a complaint with the Competition Bureau to open an official investigation.
If the PM wants to reverse climate action and buy the oil industry another pipeline, let’s have that debate.
But you can’t have it both ways: Canada is not currently on track for a clean energy future. We’re hurtling in the wrong direction.
@adornos_soul It is, and Avi himself knows it and has campaigned on expanding member-leadership and overall decentralizing what is a highly centralized party apparatus
If he was both elected co chair and designated as spokesperson you could (almost) consider him to be akin to our concept of "party Leader" - he'd also have to be the DSA presidential candidate & chair the SIOC committee to have effective equivalence with the role Avi Lewis is in
Oliver Larkin confirms interest in becoming DSA spokesperson to @PlaybookDC
"We're going to have an amazing freshman class of Congress that includes a lot of DSA members. If that's something the organization has a strong interest in, I think that's a great opportunity for me."
For the benefit of all the workers affected - in every industry from steel and aluminum to autos, forestry and more - a good deal with the US would be great news. But while we await the details, I’m urging the Prime Minister not to grant any concessions that would further undermine our economic independence.
We are dealing with a President who trades in chaos and unpredictability: there is no deal that will bring an end to the threats and uncertainty. For this reason, protecting Canadian workers without granting further unilateral concessions is essential. And the Keystone XL pipeline is a concession that makes no sense whatsoever - for our economy, our sovereignty, or the climate. Earlier this year, the Energy Minister said repeatedly that he wants to help the US achieve “energy dominance”. This should obviously not be any part of a trade deal between our two countries.
Canadians are not in the mood for more giveaways to the Trump administration. Even if that means walking away from the table to protect Canadian workers and industries.
No deal is better than a bad deal.
Proud to have worked on this report alongside our 8-member observer crew. It's clear that the CYND must be built up into a strong left institution that develops lifelong socialist organizers. To start, we need both a unifying program as well as a new grassroots-led structure.
NEW in ARISE: @ynd_jnd Report on the 2026 YDSA Convention
In this report from the youth wing of the New Democratic Party, our Canadian comrades offer an overview of YDSA and our most recent National Convention, with some additional commentary on the DSA Socialist Summit.