In this episode we speak with Independent Ontario MPP Sarah Jama about her removal from the Ontario NDP caucus after calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and her ongoing re-election campaign in Hamilton Centre as an independent.
We explore the importance of elections, their limitations under capitalism, and why organizing a strong working-class movement remains crucial regardless of who is in power.
To read and listen to more from Spring, and to find out how to join the Spring Socialist Network, please go to SpringMag.ca.
This episode was produced in Tkaronto on the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.
It was produced by Sarah Jessica, Carlie Macfie, and Sarah Nafisa Shahid, with original music by Benjamin Bilgen.
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