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Vancouver Civic Election: It’s Complicated

As always, local elections are a significant arena of political struggle.

Will NAFTA-2 Boost Pharma Costs?

Higher drug costs would certainly make life more difficult but that won’t stop the Liberals from caving to Big Pharma.

New Provocations Against Syria

There are ominous signals that Western imperialist powers are looking for ways to prolong the violence in Syria

NL Hydro Increases Highlight Need for Public Ownership

Rate hikes are already being implemented over this summer, prompting a number of residents to protest.

Past BC Teachers President Sentenced for Pipeline Protest

Supreme Court of BC continues to jail environmental activists for protesting against Transmountain expansion.

Darkness Descending – Capitalism Kills

Humanity and other species are starting to pay the price for centuries of unchecked imperialist expansion.

Symbolism or Progress?

A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation could better serve as a reminder of unkept Liberal promises.

UFCW Slams WalMart’s Sexist Workplace Policies

The world's biggest retailer engages in sexist workplace practices.

Chemical Warfare Claims Against Syria Exposed by Independent Research Group

Note shreds claims by NATO powers that Syrian government engaged in chemical warfare against its own population.

Killer Bomb Was Made in USA

The attack killed 40 boys aged 6 to 11 who were being taken on a school trip.

Music Notes September

Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock, Rage Against Nigel Farage's Machine, and The Fair Internet Campaign.

Anti-War Activist Dan Kovalik to Speak at BC Forums

Human rights lawyer and anti-war activist Dan Kovalik, author of The Plot To Attack Iran, will speak in Vancouver and Surrey.

Ford Attacks Sex-Ed – Students and Teachers Fight Back

The response from educators, students, LGBTQ and allies to Premier Doug Ford's attack on the sex-ed curriculum in Ontario has been fast and furious.

Don’t Sacrifice Supply Management

Throwing supply management overboard to appeal to the demagogic posturing of the President would be a costly mistake.

Knesset Makes Apartheid Official

People in Canada must stand in solidarity with the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel's apartheid policies

Tory / Saunders Gun Violence Prevention Plan A Diversionary Tactic

The announcement is an elaborate diversionary tactic to appease the Toronto Police Association. The measures will likely have a zero-sum impact on at-risk youth themselves.

Vancouver Labour Backs Wide Range of Municipal Candidates

There's still confusion around the crowded 2018 municipal election in Vancouver, but some clarity is emerging.

After the Trump-Putin Meeting

Lining up behind the Justin Trudeaus and Angela Merkels of the world will not stop the advance of fascism.

Let’s Not Be Distracted by Harper, We Have Chrystia Freeland to Contend With

Michael Harris warns Canadians about citizen Harper but he does not warn about the Trudeau government as represented internationally by Freeland.

Why Marx Said Raising the Minimum Wage Won’t Just Boost Prices

Marx pointed out the labour movement provides good centres for resistance against capitalism, but will fall short if it sticks only to guerrilla war against effects, instead of simultaneously using its organization as a weapon to overthrow [...]

Music Notes August 2018

The conviction of Victor Jara's killers, the 10th World Choir Games, and the Bread and Roses Songwriting Awards.

Community Activist Helen Kennedy Runs For TDSB Ward 4 Trustee

A popular labour and community activist in Toronto has thrown her hat into the ring as a candidate for School Trustee in Ward 4

Looking Back on Operation Solidarity

This summer marks the 35th anniversary of the Solidarity struggle in BC - the first major response in Canada against the emerging neoliberal austerity agenda.

Systemic Racism Embedded in Canada’s Prisons and Police

The systemic racism directed at Indigenous peoples and Black communities in Canada has been recognized for decades, but little progress is being made. Recent reports indicate that the situation may be getting worse.

El Salvador Erupts as Legislature Moves to Privatize Water

ARENA, the right-wing party controlling El Salvador’s Legislature, is attempting to privatize the country’s water distribution company. Thousands are fighting to stop the bill.

Canada Abstains on UN Condemnation of Israeli Violence

Israel acts like a rogue state, constantly violating human rights, while Canada joins with the US in giving it a free pass on the world stage.

Mexican Candidate Says Economy Would Survive NAFTA Collapse

Lopez Obrador, the center-left candidate leading the polls in the July 1 presidential election, says his country should focus on strengthening the domestic market and the rural economy if NAFTA talks fail.

Tariff War Hits Working People

This situation is not caused by one erratic US President; it reflects the shifting realities of the global economy.

Freeland Fails to See the Emerging Multipolar World

Why is Canada pursuing close ties with a falling empire instead of embracing an emerging multipolar world?

Canada: Is This Really a Country of Peacekeeping?

Canada is an increasingly significant military partner of the US, integrated into NATO's command structure, and distancing itself from any measure of UN oversight.