This week in the news - Emera, greed, and the people of Nova Scotia - The art of the political grift - and special guest, Jenn Neilson from the BC Ecosocialists.

More About Jenn Neilson, PhD

Jenn is a board member of the BC Ecosocialists, a local organizer, artist activist, and longtime public servant in the education and arts and culture sectors. With HQ Collective, a grassroots advocacy organization, Jenn produces events, leads consultations with local residents, and presents findings to City Council, staff, community sponsors, and relevant advisory boards. Jenn grew up in North Delta, BC and now lives in Victoria with her large blended family.

Mourning the end of the Sanders campaign and the beginning of what comes next, the Conservative response to COVID-19 relief that's left of us, and Barry Weisleder, Chair of the NDP Socialist Caucus.

COVID-19 is exposing the often hidden gaps in our society and calling us to do better together, we discuss transformational change, and the democratization of the neighbourhood and the factory w/ Dr. Michael Courey, Urban Sociologist & Community Organizer.

We respond to the haters, Alberta oil is dead and Kenney hates the environment, and we want you to run for office.

W/ Special guest, writer, playwright, publisher, and leftist Canadian icon Rick Salutin discusses Mel Watkins and the Waffle manifesto, the future of the left in Canada, the dangers of free trade, and the life changing moment he became a leftist.

Quebec wants you to go back to work at any cost to public health, Derek Sloan is a disgusting race baiter, and our guest Susan Toth - Labour Lawyer, Activist, and Vice Chair of the London Police Services Board discusses injustice in Canada, racism, equality, and workers rights.

COVID-19 has shown the flaws in Canada's privatized Senior Care system, with 82% of all COVID-19 related deaths. We need Universal Senior & In-Home Care under the Canada Health Act NOW. Calvin Simpson, Campus Organizer & Chair of the DSC Student Caucus joins to discuss DSC on Campus, and guest Brice Sopher, an organizer with Foodsters United, talks the gig economy, unionizing gig workers, and has a warning about the future of work.

MP Peter Julian, a member of the Standing Committee on Finance, has taken up the fight against corporate tax avoiders, pressing the government to commit to the words of the PM in the House of Commons.

MP Julian joined the hosts of New Left Radio for a conversation on the issue of corporations offshoring profit to avoid their fair share of taxes, holding the government to account on bailouts for corporate interests during this unprecedented time, and the importance of movements like the DSC in making change NOW.

The events surrounding George Floyd's death have sparked a call for change not seen in decades across the globe. What does it all mean and how do we ensure this is the last time? Then we're joined by Tom Ross, the Calgary reporter that Premier Jason Kenney berated for asking about a Green New Deal and a transition to sustainable energy in Alberta when oil prices went through the floor to discuss what's up in Alberta anyway?