The Class Line

The World Cup has come to Canada! Scandalously, ticket prices make attending a match out of reach for most Canadians. This is in spite of the fact that the government paid well over $1 billion to host the games in Vancouver and Toronto. This week on The Class Line, Joel is joined by Oliver Lue to discuss how capitalism is killing sports and how the World Cup is the clearest example of that.📖 Recommended reading:FIFA World Cup 2026: Capitalism is ruining sportsEHSAN ALI RELEASED! A victory for international solidarity!🫵 Join the Revolutionary Communist Party📰Subscribe to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the RCP▶️YouTube📱Apple Podcasts📸 Instagram💬X💻FacebookNew episodes of The Class Line every Friday.Listen wherever you get your podcastsRecorded on June 18, 2026.

Mark Carney is more popular than ever. He has made many big promises about building the economy and creating jobs. But the truth is he is captaining a sinking ship, and the working class will be made to pay for the crisis of the system—no matter what Carney says. This week, Joel is joined by Marco La Grotta to discuss how Carney's promises measure up to reality—and why his honeymoon won't last forever. 📖 Recommended reading:Alberta-Canada pipeline agreement threatens Liberal majoritySelling the kitchen sink: Carney’s privatization planREGISTER for Edmonton's Communist Summer School🫵 Join the Revolutionary Communist Party📰Subscribe to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the RCP▶️ YouTube📱 Apple Podcasts📸Instagram💬 X💻FacebookNew episodes of The Class Line every Friday.Listen wherever you get your podcastsRecorded on June 11, 2026.

Britain is in a deep crisis. The economy has declined and living conditions are deteriorating. The political landscape has polarized to the right and left as voters look for solutions outside the establishment parties. Canada's future can be seen in Britain.This week, Joel is joined by Ben Curry of the International Secretariat of the Revolutionary Communist International to discuss the crisis in Britain and what Canadian revolutionaries can learn to prepare for similar developments in Canada.📖 Recommended reading:May elections 2026: A funeral for the two-party system“There’ll be riots”: Farage gets in line to implement austerityMandelson, May elections, and the markets: Pressures pile up for Starmer🫵 Join the Revolutionary Communist Party📰Subscribe to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the RCP▶️ YouTube📱Apple Podcasts📸Instagram💬 X💻FacebookNew episodes of The Class Line Fridays at 12pm EST.Listen wherever you get your podcastsRecorded on May 20, 2026.

Separatist sentiment is rapidly growing in Alberta. Over 300,000 people signed a petition for an independence referendum. Although a judge rejected this, anger has only grown, making a referendum on separation more likely. This week on the Class Line, Joel is joined by Laine Sheldon Houle to discuss the desire to separate from Canada and the position communists take towards the Alberta separatist movement. Note: This podcast was filmed on Tuesday May 19th, before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the referendum on May 21st. 📖 Recommended reading: Why would Alberta separate?Join the Revolutionary Communist PartySubscribe to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist Party

The podcast will be taking a two-week break as we prepare for the third congress of the Revolutionary Communist Party.Read our perspectives draft document hereWatch the presentation from our Central Committee meeting back in March hereJoin the RCP here

Faced with rising grocery costs, the idea of public grocery stores is gaining traction. First raised by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the idea also became a centerpiece of newly elected NDP leader Avi Lewis’ program - and the Toronto City Council has also voted in favour of a plan to create public grocery stores. But will this work?This week on the Class Line, Joel is joined by Marco La Grotta to discuss what Communists think of publicly run grocery stores. Related articles:Public grocery stores: Will they work?Avi Lewis vs. telecom giants: The spectre of nationalizationThe Venezuelan Revolution: A Marxist PerspectiveJoin the Revolutionary Communist PartySubscribe to Communist Revolution, the newspaper of the Revolutionary Communist Party