Pledge for Canada / Engagement pour le Canada

Lessons from history on tyranny, pathways for the future of democracy

The Pledge for Canada brings you an impromptu monologue, a stage reading, an interview transcript, and an op.ed.

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January 2026

Prime Minister Carney's historic address to the world today at Davos: a course-setting speech for Canada

We share the PM's speech today about the world "as it is" and the conclusions he is drawing for Canada -- and for the world. No commentary from us…

Jan 20

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December 2025

On the implications of a Trump regime running more and more amok in the world

Three respected Canadians post insightful essays on Trump’s commitment to interfere in European politics on behalf of extreme right parties and on the…

Dec 16, 2025

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Let's not demand groupthink in the public square

In this post, we recommend reflections on agreement and disagreement in times of crisis from Substack writer David Moscrop.

Dec 14, 2025

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A Climate Emergency Framework: 6 Markers

The Climate Emergency Unit finishes its work with a major series of podcasts.

Dec 8, 2025

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November 2025

Why We Hate Taxes – And Why We Shouldn’t

About a decade ago, one of us (Alex Himelfarb) wrote a piece about the dangers of our distorted conversation on taxes. We are reproducing for the Pledge…

Nov 19, 2025

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Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s New York mayoralty victory

How he won. Can he succeed?

Nov 10, 2025

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Canadian youth launch ground-breaking case against the Canada Pension Plan for failing to make climate change a true priority in CPP…

Watch the 30-minute press conference and read the press release, media backgrounder, and court filing.

Nov 5, 2025

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Video of last Friday's Elbows Up webinar

On October 31, a webinar flowing from a September Elbows Up Economic Summit was held. We share the one-hour video with Pledge for Canada supporters.

Nov 3, 2025

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October 2025

Elbows up: A practical program for Canadian sovereignty

Ahead of tomorrow's webinar, we share a compendium of articles written by 20 progressive economists and policy thinkers.

Oct 30, 2025

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Invitation to Pledge for Canada supporters to an Elbows Up webinar on October 31

The webinar's theme is “Building a Practical Program for Canadian Sovereignty.” Attendance is free. You can register via the link in this post.

Oct 29, 2025

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June 2025

Alex Himelfarb and Craig Scott: A bad bill, and a goodbye

With support from the opposition Conservatives, the Liberal government is steamrolling Bill C-5, a bill of enormous consequence that will not get the…

Jun 18, 2025

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