A quick update to those checking out this website ! You’ll find news updates, videos and political discussions as I continue to “not retire” having reached my 72nd year! Plus the parliamentary archive of almost two decades of work in Canada’s Parliament is here at your fingertips. I’m no longer an elected representative (having officially left politics in 2015) but I remain active in community endeavours, public speaking, and media commentary. A regular volunteer activity has been co-hosting, OFF THE HILL, by rabble.ca, with co-host Robin Browne. Now in its fifth year, OFF THE HILL, is a fast paced live panel on current and emerging issues of national significance. The monthly panel focuses on the impacts of Canadian and international politics on people and on ways to mobilize to bring about progressive and radical change in politics and social movements, both on and off Parliament Hill. You can find current and past panels from Off The Hill here.
Libby talks to Michael Bueckert from Canadians For Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME)
Libby and Michael Bueckert discuss how CJPME hopes to make solidarity with Palestine an election issue this year, as well as how his own education and activism led him to his current position as acting president of the organization. Listen to the conversation here.
rabble awarded two silver medals at 2024 Canadian Online Publishing Awards
rabble was awarded two medals at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs) for 2024. Those medals are in the categories of Best Video Content for Off the Hill: The influence of U.S. politics in Canada (silver) and Best news site for rabble.ca (silver). Read the full article here.
Housing needs in the Downtown Eastside and why Mayor Sim’s idea are bad news
A plan to halt housing solutions will hurt people, businesses and the city. Read the full article here.
Nelofer Pazira-Fisk on: Night of Power, The Betrayal of the Middle East
Libby sits down with Nelofer Pazira-Fisk to discuss her experience completing her late husband’s book on Middle Eastern politics and shares her reflections on how Western mainstream media could be doing a better job reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Hear the full conversation at rabble.ca.
rabble.ca Off The Hill - How just is Canada’s justice system?
Libby and the panel discuss Canada’s justice system.
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Canadian Online Publishing Awards 2024: rabble is a finalist in three categories
rabble.ca is a finalist in three categories at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards! Read about the finalists here.
Sharing Victories in the Downtown Eastside
Libby speaks about how we keep working for change ! View the video here.
rabble.ca Off The Hill, deconstructs the myth of labour shortages in Canada
Libby and the panel discuss the myths of Canada’s labour shortage, the challenges facing migrant workers and what the future of work looks like in Canada.
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Libby in conversation with Avi Lewis
Libby Davies sits down with Avi Lewis to talk about a lifetime of activism and his plans to run in the next federal election.
Hear the full conversation at rabble.ca.