Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
The Perspectives Journal Podcast complements the journal and opinions content of Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy, to bring out left-wing ideas and strategy in a new and ever-evolving format. The podcast features interviews with policy experts, to dig deeper into the progressive angles of the issues affecting working-class, ordinary Canadians.
Hosted by editor-in-chief, Clement Nocos, the Perspectives Journal Podcast aims to bring forward timely analysis on issues from the multiple crises of the economy, cost-of-living and the environment, to the labour movement, as well as the state of Canadian democracy. The wide reaching breadth of this show aims to help inform policymakers and the public about approaches to today’s pressing problems that are rooted in Ed Broadbent’s Principles for Canadian Social Democracy.
Perspectives Journal also produces and features shows hosted by the Broadbent Institute’s friends and affiliates, providing a progressive platform for limited and irregular conversations that are still necessary to enliven Canada’s political discourse. The Perspectives Journal Podcast is a proud members of the Harbinger Media Network, Canada’s progressive podcast community.
Activists Make History
Activists Make History with Peggy Nash is a new podcast series from Perspectives Journal that finds the political underdogs and asks how they got started, against the odds, to fight for progressive change. Policymakers, activists and experts from underrepresented communities and backgrounds, that are typically pushed to the margins of Canadian political life, are front and centre in conversation with Peggy Nash, who has been a union activist, a feminist advocate, and a Member of Parliament in Canada’s House of Commons for nearly a decade.
Reflecting on these experiences as a political outsider, and in conversation with other like-minded outsiders that take our struggles into the halls of power, Activists Make History aims to show how we can win a better world through elected office. Activists Make History is only made possible by the generous contribution of Unifor.
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy
Carney's Cuts with Angella MacEwen
Angella MacEwen explains what is at stake with Carney’s chosen course of “cuts, cuts, and more cuts.”
Mark Carney’s new liberal government is making it loud and clear that they’re switching things up on economic policy. Following record high public service growth under his predecessor, Carney’s recent call for massive cuts to public services have sounded the alarm for Canadians concerned about a worsening trade war with the Trump administration.
A year after dispelling the myth of Canada’s so-called “productivity crisis,” Angella MacEwen joins the Perspectives Journal podcast to explain the threats behind Carney’s chosen economic course of “cuts, cuts, and more cuts.”
Notes and further reading:
- "Cuts, Cuts, and more cuts" by Angella MacEwen, Jul. 11, 2025
- "Federal government’s public service cuts will hurt families across Canada" Public Service Alliance of Canada, Dec. 23, 2024
- "CAPE opposes any government budget measures that target workforce adjustment" Canadian Association of Professional Employees, Nov. 8, 2024
- "Carney ministers told to cut billions from federal spending" Toronto Star, Jul. 7, 2025
- "Income inequality reached a new high. Here’s why Ottawa’s DOGE-style cuts will only make it worse" Toronto Star, Jul. 20, 2025
- "Death, Taxes, and Building Canada’s Social Infrastructure" by Danyaal Raza, Perspectives Journal, Jul. 11, 2025
- Video: A Progressive Solution to Canada’s “Productivity” Crisis with Angella MacEwen
