[4] The mission of the Broadbent Institute is to "champion change through the promotion of democracy, equality, and sustainability and the training of a new generation of leaders."

[8] Canadaland said that PressProgress regularly reports critical stories about Conservative politicians, business, and media organizations associated with right-wing politics.

[8] In a 2017 Canadaland podcast with PressProgress editor Luke LeBrun and writer and producer Luke Savage, journalist Jesse Brown questioned the claim "that there were no formal links between the federal NDP and the [Broadbent] think tank", by pointing out that stories by PressProgress often "run parallel with NDP talking points and never criticize the NDP for non-progressive choices like supporting a west-to-east pipeline".

[9] They responded that they used "traditional tools of journalism, like access to information requests, fact-checking and seeking comment from politicians".

[11] These summits have received sponsorships from major Canadian corporations such as Loblaw, Rogers, CN, Air Canada, WestJet, and Telus.