Episode notes
This No Power Panel episode features our first-ever guest, radical author and activist Yves Engler, as he takes the mic in a full-length interview. Engler—nominated by the NDP Socialist Caucus for the 2026 federal leadership race—dives into what the party
needs to do to reclaim its working-class socialist roots and resist both corporatism and imperialism.
Highlights include:
Why Yves is running: "Democratic socialism, de-growth, economic democracy, and anti-imperialist solidarity" are at the heart of his campaign platform
Policy roadmap: Ending Canada’s military complicity, rejecting NATO, public ownership of key sectors, university deregulation, and building co-ops and worker-led economy
Internal party critique: How the NDP drifted toward centrism and why member-driven democracy is essential again, including Yves contrasting himself with Heather McPherson, the likelyest establishment candidate
Structure + power: A "bottom-up transformation" of local riding associations, environmental justice, “land back,” and constitutional changes for economic democracy
Engler is unapologetically bold—calling to challenge elite dominance, revoke military budgets, and re-politicize a party many say has lost its fire. This isn’t just a campaign—it’s a provocation.
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