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Blackface and Beyond: Interview with anti-racism activist Saleh Waziruddin [audio]

Clear need for intervention

Throughout this election campaign, this newspaper has tried to provide deeper insight into some of the key issues and project some of the radical solutions that are needed to confront them from a working class perspective. While there are no easy [...]

Iran: from sanctions to solidarity – part 2

For many people, Iran is a difficult political topic to navigate. On the one hand, we encounter a lot of reports that document grave problems in the areas of human rights within the country, including labour and democratic rights. On the other hand, [...]

Iran: from sanctions to solidarity – part 1

As western aggression, led by the United States, against Iran continues to escalate, working class solidarity becomes more urgent. People’s Voice looks at some of the background to the current drive to war, as well as some of the dynamics in [...]

The Real Venezuela: Dignified, Indivisible and Truthful

All those wondering who is in charge in Venezuela, should stop reading the biased and confusing corporate media and should look at who represents the country at the United Nations. The UN is not a perfect institution, but it is one that is clear on [...]

‘Army of Lovers’ shuts down far-right march in Toronto

Andrew Kesik LGBTQ+ activists and allies sent out a strong message against fascism, homophobia and transphobia on September 28. Community members rallied at Toronto's St. James Park in an act of unity and defense against a planned "Christian [...]

Don’t waste your vote!

One constant refrain during any election is that we shouldn’t vote for smaller parties or campaigns because it is a “wasted vote.” The reasoning is that a candidate who doesn’t stand to be elected doesn’t warrant support. Better to make sure you [...]

What impact would Proportional Rep have had in Manitoba?

The September 10 provincial election in Manitoba had a near record low turnout, at just over 55%. Of those who voted, 47% voted for Brian Pallister’s Conservatives, just over 31% for Wab Kinew’s NDP, 14.5% for the Liberals, and around 6.5% Green. [...]

François Legault: 500,000 public sector workers “not Quebecers”

In a press conference at the end of the CAQ [Coalition Avenir Québec] caucus on Friday, September 13, Prime Minister Legault declared that "the surplus belongs to Quebecers, they do not belong to pressure groups, they do not belong to the [...]

Canadian organizations issue joint letter of concern about Colombia

A group of nearly 50 organizations from across Canada have issued an open letter expressing their concern over weakened peace process in Colombia, which has been consistently undermined by the government of President Ivan Duque. The group – [...]

Beautifully shot, but film of 1919 strike a missed opportunity

Stand! (2019) Director: Robert Adetuyi Writers: Rick Chafe, Danny Schur Reviewed by Stephen Seaborn Stand!, the feature length drama about the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, charmed audiences with its world première at this month's [...]

Argentina: Is the political pendulum swinging left again?

Argentina’s August 11 primary vote indicated quite a strong rejection of neoliberal policies in a region that has seen a wave of right-wing governments come to power in the last ten years. The current neoliberal president Mauricio Macri lagged 15 [...]

Salvadoran unions confront right-wing populist government

When voters in El Salvador elected President Nayib Bukele in February, many believed that his “Nuevas Ideas” movement offered a new alternative to the two parties – the right-wing ARENA and left-wing FMLN – that had dominated the political arena in [...]

“Hot-house flower” from the muck of brutal racism

Jazz and Justice: Racism and the Political Economy of the Music, by Gerald Horne (Monthly Review Press, 2019). 456 pages Historian Gerald Horne, Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, is a prolific author and [...]

Hong Kong chaos: What’s it really all about?

After observing this summer of mass discontent, those who wish China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region well can draw a few conclusions. This exercise begins superficially with some reflections on the protesters’ explicit demands. [...]

Addiction and recovery: Time for progressive strategies?

Canada is clearly in the middle of a severe addiction crisis. What is presently lacking is a coherent approach to what can be done to prevent so many of us from dying. In 2018, for example, a reported 4460 people died from opioid overdoses in [...]

Make peace an election issue

September 21 is International Day of Peace. A week later, September 27, is the International Day for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Notably, these two days fall during the federal election campaign. Notably, in a sad way, because out of the [...]

407 – The Highway to Hell

In 1999, the Mike Harris Conservatives sold Highway 407 for $3.1 billion, in what was then the biggest privatization ever in North America. Among the private consortium was SNC-Lavalin, who purchased a 16.7% share for around $520 million. Last [...]

Actions highlight solidarity with Mount Ida resistance

Canadian miner Alamos Gold target of environmental protests Late August saw a flurry of solidarity actions in Montreal and Toronto, organized in opposition to Canadian mining corporation Alamos Gold. The progressive Turkish-Canadian community has [...]

Winnipeg General Strike pops off the page

1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike, by the Graphic History Collective and David Lester, published by Between the Lines, 2019, 107 pages, ISBN 978-1-77113-4209-0 (softcover). Review by Kimball Cariou "A picture is worth a [...]

Music Notes: Johnny Clegg, 1953-2019

Johnny Clegg, the South African musician who defied apartheid by forming two highly successful biracial bands, died at his home in Johannesburg on July 16 after a long fight with cancer. Clegg's first band, Juluka, began in 1969 as a duo with [...]

What We Really Need to Know About the SNC Lavalin Affair

The Federal Ethics Commissioner’s ruling that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated conflict of interest rules, when he pressured then-Attorney General Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt major criminal charges against SNC Lavalin and instead provide a [...]

Ontario Government Plans Many More Health Care Cuts

The Financial Accountability Office (FAO) Budget and Economic review has identified planned government spending savings that come via (1) announced program changes (program cuts like the government’s cut to OHIP+), (2) announced efficiency targets [...]

Trudeau’s Nunavut Housing Plan Made of Straw

On August 2, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a trip to Iqaluit for a photo-op during which he laid out his government's alleged commitment to building new housing in Nunavut. The territory is in the midst of a severe and worsening housing crisis [...]

Venezuela Retains Political Control After New US Coercive Measures

In political terms the government of Venezuela had a good month of July while managing very critical economic circumstances. Reps of 120 Non Aligned Movement (NAM) countries attended their ministerial meeting in Caracas, and more than 700 delegates [...]

CarePartners … or Partner in Crime?

Solidarity for Sudbury workers locked out May 31 The scheduling staff, who are paid a maximum of $16 per hour, weren’t asking for the moon when they met to bargain with private homecare corporation CarePartners. The Sudbury workers, represented [...]

As Ford agenda comes into focus, the need for mass action enters the picture

People in Ontario are starting to understand what the Doug Ford agenda is all about. High school students will be returning to school in a few weeks to find that 25% of their teachers and the classes they teach have been cut. University and [...]

Left Parties in India and Pakistan Condemn Modi’s Assault on Kashmir

Immediately following the announcement by the Indian government of Narendra Modi that it would divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir, five of the country’s left parties issued a joint statement condemning the assault on federalism and calling for [...]

BC Communists demand Education Minister’s ouster

Party calls for justice for teachers, students The Communist Party of BC has issued a statement saying the present course of the NDP government on public education issues poses a serious threat to the interests of teachers, support staff, students [...]

The present and future of work: a class-based analysis

The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) recently published a report – The Present and Future of Work – that places this question in the context of our capitalist, imperialist society. In doing so it reveals why our Canadian labour movement is in [...]