**Charlie Angus is bringing his Resistance Tour to The Venue in Peterborough on October 15**

# The activist, musician, author, and retired politician will explore how we can resist division, defend democracy, and build a more caring future together. Charlie Angus — musician, author, activist, and former longtime NDP MP — is bringing his ‘Meidas Canada Resistance Tour’ to The Venue in downtown Peterborough from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, with partial proceeds from the event supporting the YES Shelter for Youth and Families.

According to a media release from organizers, the one-night-only event is an evening of “inspired storytelling and political insight from one of Canada’s most uncompromising advocates for democracy, social justice, and grassroots action.”

Before he retired from politics in 2025, the 62-year-old Angus was the NDP MP for the riding of Timmins-James Bay for 21 years, serving as the NDP critic for ethics, the federal economic development agency for northern Ontario, Indigenous youth, and income inequality and affordability, as well as the deputy critic for labour.

The event is sponsored in part by the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough, the Home Care Workers Cooperative, and the Peterborough and District Labour Council, with kawarthaNOW as the official media sponsor.