Why we must be in proposition, not just opposition
The Left must avoid to be put on the defensive, or to simply react to the Right. Video on the importance to be forward looking and to be in proposition.
The three pillars of a diversified Left
The Left is very diversified. Here is a tool to help figure out where you are!
Is Populism always a right-wing ideology?
Is Populism always right-wing? Not necessarily. Let’s talk about it. This is super important for the future of politics and Left-wing politics.
Idealism and pragmatism: There is no contradiction
I still drives me crazy that so many on the Left identify themselves either as idealists on one side, or pragmatists on the other, and that there is sometimes so much mistrust between the two camps. But I don’t see a contradiction, if we want to see our values and ideals become reality!
Building a Winning Left – Introduction
Have a look at the first in the series, on how to build a better future together.
Replacing capitalism: From dream to reality
Why does capitalism suck, and what can we do about it? Economic democracy is the alternative to the new capitalist model.
Démocratie économique et rôles de l’État
Comment la gauche doit-elle repenser les rôles de l’État, notamment dans le développement d’une économie alternative, démocratique? Conférence donnée dans le cadre du Salon du livre de la Côte-Nord en 2014.
Have we learned anything from the Great Recession?
Have we learned anything from the last financial meltdown and the Great Recession that followed? If not, history may repeat itself.
Ducasse Speech at the NDP leadership convention in 2003
To have the results you have never had, you must do what you have never done.
Full text of the NDP’s Sherbrooke Declaration
Are you having trouble finding the NDP’s Sherbrooke Declaration? Here you go. I don’t think I ever wrote anything so misquoted. Probably a good idea to read it again, from beginning to end, before quoting or referring to it. This was certainly one of the highpoints of my political career. A source of pride, as a ...
Texte de la Déclaration de Sherbrooke du NPD
Vous cherchez le texte de la Déclaration de Sherbrooke du NPD? Le vrai? Vous avez trouvé. Un texte souvent cité, mais pas assez lu. De toute mon implication politique, ceci était certainement un des moments forts. La déclaration a été adoptée par un Conseil général de la section Québec du NPD en 2005 (à Sherbrooke, ...
Documentaire controversé sur le Thé du Labrador
Dévoilé dans la plus haute controverse, les grands conglomérats agro-industriels ont tenté de faire taire les auteurs de ce documentaire. Mais nous ne reculerons pas. Partagez largement ce documentaire pour que toute la vérité soit enfin connue.
Quels partenariats entre le mouvement coopératif et le mouvement syndical?
J’ai eu le plaisir de soumettre un texte lors du Sommet international des coopératives, en 2014. J’y traitais des enjeux touchant la capacité du mouvement coopératif à travailler avec d’autres mouvements de la société civile. * Les coopératives sont une des composantes essentielles d’un mouvement plus large pour la démocratisation de l’économie. Il s’agit là ...
The outlines of market socialism
I have been thinking about these issues – however imperfectly – for some time now. How do we move toward a society based on the principles of democratic socialism, while maintaining market mechanisms? Have a look at this old text, published in the context of the 2002-2003 leadership race, in the Ottawa Citizen. Markettothepeople ...