Canadian Activist Networks

Since 1973, Briarpatch has been serving up regular doses of news and analysis from its home in Regina, Saskatchewan. Believing that a truly free press is essential to the creation of a truly democratic society, Briarpatch provides a thoughtful, principled, and irreverent alternative to the false consensus of the corporate media.

LeftStreamed is a massive open online archive of digitized public talks by hundreds of leading Left public intellectuals featured in Socialist Project and Centre for Social Justice-sponsored events in Toronto, Canada. If you were not able to get to Toronto for a talk by Bhaskar Sunkara, Ursula Huws, Bill Fletcher Jr, Jodi Dean, Leo Panitch, Jane McAlevey, Ian Angus, Henry Giroux and others, don’t worry, LeftStreamed’s got you covered. Since 2007, we’ve made hundreds of public talks virtually available to those unable to physically attend. Free to access and often used in political educational settings, LeftStreamed’s videos reach hundreds of thousands of viewers and are available to watch anytime, anywhere.

No one is free until everyone is free. That is why Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) Toronto gathers white people into anti-racist action.

Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own secure means of communications.

A new local, independent media outlet in Toronto. Community-oriented and fact-based news, arts, columns and investigations. Our journalists do it all.

Forward Canada is a movement dedicated to protecting and strengthening our democracy, public services, and workers’ rights. We stand for universal healthcare and education, strong public institutions, environmental conservation, and fair collective bargaining.

openDemocracy is an independent international media platform covering current affairs, ideas and culture. We seek to challenge power and encourage democratic debate

The public forum for the public good.

People. Planet. Democracy.

Founded in 1963, Canadian Dimension is a forum for debate on important issues facing the Canadian Left today, and a source for analysis of national and regional politics, labour, economics, world affairs and art.

The CCPA is a non-partisan research institute providing in-depth analysis to help policy-makers, activists, and Canadians make informed, impactful decisions.

Public Interest Journalism.

A news site and podcast network funded by its audience.

The Canadian Press News fact-checking topics

Info on what your representatives are doing in Ottawa can be hard to find and use. We're trying to make it easy.

Canada's trusted national source of daily news and analysis from the grassroots and social movements.

The Walrus provokes new thinking and sparks conversation on matters vital to Canadians including politics, the environment, business, and society.

The Trillium is your trusted source for insightful, in-depth coverage of politics and policy-making in Ontario. Our experienced team includes Jessica Smith Cross, Charlie Pinkerton, Aidan Chamandy, Jack Hauen and Sneh Duggal.

Journalism that holds Canada's rich and powerful accountable

An entirely reader funded publication that puts the working class first. We’re fiercely critical and dedicated to investigating stories and exploring ideas no one else will.

The Maple is an independent digital news publication, covering Canadian politics from the perspective of the many, not the few.

Transformative Journalism - visit breachmedia.ca

Journalism to map a just, viable future. Launched May, 2021.