UNLOCK 23.1 The Future of Socialism in Canada w/ Jasmine Peardon pt. 2

In part two of my conversation with Jasmine Peardon, we trace her path from UBC to federal public policy to a master's at Concordia, and the radicalization that travel through the Global South and October 7 accelerated.

We share a moment of recognition about India: how white spiritual tourists and white activists alike can move through a country absorbing deference without understanding colonialism.

Jasmine identifies intergenerational socialist mentorship as her core source of resilience — the older comrades who remind her that none of this is new. We work through Kshama Sawant's lesson on concrete demands: "pull out of NATO" beats "anti-imperialist" every time, because it forces a defence. Jasmine also has some advice for 12-year-olds to read freely and build practical skills — let political consciousness develop without urgency.

In the coda I return to the Regina Manifesto of 1933 and the Lewis family dynasty to ask what threads of socialist history have survived to reach us now.

Sources:

The Great Depression in Canada

Great Depression — The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

The Arid Years — Legion Magazine

Unemployment During the Great Depression — The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan

The Regina Manifesto at 90: lessons for the Canadian left

Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (1904–1986)

Rise of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

Regina Manifesto — The Canadian Encyclopedia

New Democratic Party (NDP)

Moishe Lewis — EBSCO Research Starters

David Lewis — The Canadian Encyclopedia

Lewis family (Canada) — The Canadian Encyclopedia

Avi Lewis for NDP Leader

The Regina Manifesto (1933) — Socialist History Project

Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed—Onward to a Socialist Future

All music by Kallie Marie.

Chapters

(00:05:06) - How to get to where you are
(00:12:29) - GenZ obstacles to engagement
(00:26:17) - What Advice Would You Have For 12-Year-Old Self?
(00:30:20) - Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
(00:35:19) - Regina Manifesto, 1933

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