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23. Alberta Separatism: How to fight it, and how not to
With separation polling at around 25 per cent, the labour leaders and the NDP in Alberta have entered into an unholy alliance with hated establishment conservatives and CEOs to try to stop it. This week, Joel is joined by Laine Sheldon Houle to discuss why this is a mistaken approach to fighting right populism, and what Communists propose instead.
📖 Recommended reading:
Uniting with business won’t defeat Alberta separatism (https://www.marxist.ca/article/uniting-with-business-wont-defeat-alberta-separatism)
The oil barons and everybody else: A tale of two Albertas (https://www.marxist.ca/article/the-oil-barons-and-everybody-else-a-tale-of-two-albertas)
Alberta separatism: What does it mean? (https://www.marxist.ca/article/alberta-separatism-what-does-it-mean)
The working class response to Smith’s referendum (https://www.marxist.ca/article/the-working-class-response-to-smiths-referendum)
Why would Alberta separate? (https://www.marxist.ca/article/why-would-alberta-separate)
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Recorded on October 1, 2026.
18 Sept 2026
22. B.C. Conservative Meltdown
This week, Joel is joined by Matt Kneller, a central committee member and leading activist with the RCP in Vancouver to discuss the meltdown in the BC Conservative party, what it means and how to fight against right-wing populism.
📖 Recommended reading:
The meaning of the B.C. Conservative meltdown (https://www.marxist.ca/article/the-meaning-of-the-bc-conservative-meltdown)
Amazon desperate to crush union at B.C. warehouse (https://www.marxist.ca/article/amazon-desperate-to-crush-union-at-b-c-warehouse)
B.C. condo developers handed $3.2b bailout: Expropriate the parasites! (https://www.marxist.ca/article/b-c-condo-developers-handed-3-2b-bailout-expropriate-the-parasites)
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Recorded on September 17, 2026.
4 Sept 2026
21. Quebec Election: Pick your poison
As people in Quebec head to the polls this October, they face no real options: the four main parties all promise to make workers pay, while making everything easier for the rich.
This week, Joel is joined by Hélène Bissonnette, a leading member of the RCP in Quebec, to discuss the Communist analysis of the Quebec election.
📖 Recommended reading:
Editorial on the Quebec election (https://www.marxiste.qc.ca/article/face-a-la-crise-du-systeme-qui-va-etre-a-la-hauteur)
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Recorded on September 3, 2026.
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