As Canada faces unprecedented pressure from the United States — from Trump’s threats to make it the “51st state” to record military spending that ties it ever closer to Washington — a new generation of activists is questioning not just the alliance, but capitalism itself.

In this episode, we talk with Jasmine Peardon, coordinator of the “Capitalism Can’t Be Fixed” organization and a candidate in the 2026 NDP leadership race, about why she ran against her own party’s anti-democratic procedures, how she stays motivated making content on Gaza and South Lebanon, and why she moved from distrusting the system to believing capitalism cannot be fixed.

We also discuss what her study tour to China revealed about the country beyond Western media narratives — from high-speed rail and party service centers to the contrast between developed and less developed regions — and why she thinks Canada, from Mark Carney’s “middle power” rhetoric to its most taboo topics, has a lot to learn from the socialist model of development.