NDP Blocks Leadership Candidate | Yves Engler on Party Vetting, Democracy, and Media Silence скачать в хорошем качестве

NDP Blocks Leadership Candidate | Yves Engler on Party Vetting, Democracy, and Media Silence

In this episode of From Canada Citizens Forum, host Jack Etkin speaks with Yves Engler, who was recently barred from running in the federal NDP leadership race despite significant grassroots support. Engler explains how party vetting committees now control who is allowed to run for leadership and even local candidacies—raising serious concerns about internal party democracy in Canada. This conversation covers: Why Yves Engler was rejected by the NDP leadership? How centralized vetting undermines party members’ power? Media silence around leadership races and internal democracy Public, co-op, and social housing expansion Phasing out the tar sands and ensuring worker transition Why bold political ideas are increasingly excluded from mainstream debate This interview examines whether Canadian political parties are still run by their members—or by small, unaccountable leadership groups. Subscribe for more in-depth discussions on democracy, media, and power in Canada.