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The Broadbent Institute is Canada’s preeminent social democratic think-tank. Founded in 2011 by Ed Broadbent, and guided by the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy, the Institute produces original research, convenes progressive dialogues  and trains leaders to equip social movements working to advance justice and equality.

Perspectives Journal

Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social Democracy is a publication, podcast and video series by the Broadbent Institute for ideas and strategy to build a world that is just and equitable.


September 17, 2025

Canada and Europe Need to Build a Firewall Against US Tech Coercion

Europe and Canada can only protect their digital ecosystems against US interference if they start investing in tech sovereignty now.

September 16, 2025

Activists Make History: Holding the Line with Wesley Lesosky, CUPE Air Canada Component President

Peggy Nash chats with Air Canada flight attendants union leader Wesley Lesosky about the recent strike and the fight for fair pay in the airline industry.

September 11, 2025

Carney and the Calgary School: or, Passive Revolution and Canada’s Social State in the Neoliberal Era

Canada’s ruling Liberals have managed to forge a path for a politics of containment that fends off the right by incorporating some of its demands and making those demands more widely palatable.

PressProgress

PressProgress is the independent news division of the Broadbent Institute. An award-winning non-profit news organization, PressProgress focuses on uncovering and unpacking the news through original investigative and explanatory journalism.


Seeking Social Democracy

Part memoir, part history, part political manifesto, Seeking Social Democracy offers the first full-length treatment of Ed Broadbent’s ideas and remarkable seven decade engagement in public life.

Seeking Social Democracy is an excellent read and a major contribution to social democratic theory and practice.”
— Andrew Jackson

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