The 21st International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP) took place October 18-21 in Izmir, Turkey, just as the Turkish government launched its invasion of Syria under the pretext of protecting the Kurds.
In fact, as Turkish [...]
Now that the votes are all counted, it’s clear that once again a majority of electors voted defensively, using their ballots to stave off a Big Business majority government. Given the hard drive to the right by the Tories and the Peoples Party, a [...]
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 [...]
Maxime Bernier, a defeated leadership candidate who left his top secret files with a girlfriend who consorted with the Hells Angels, has left the federal Tories.
The pressure’s on. While Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland gamely smiles and tells reporters every day that a deal on NAFTA is “close”, President Trump tweets that he’ll “cause the ruination of Canada” with 25% tariffs on Canadian-made cars if the [...]
50 Communist parties attended a theoretical conference held in China on "The Historical Contribution of Karl Marx and the Contemporary Significance of Marxism." Here, we reprint the presentation to the meeting by Elizabeth Rowley, leader of the [...]
News that the US has withdrawn its demand that would have eliminated automobile assembly and parts plants has left media and NAFTA analysts in Ottawa light-headed.
Canada is a wealthy country with plenty of options for trade. It’s time we adopted a fair trade policy, based on mutually beneficial and multi-lateral trade with the world.
Bill C-59 makes clear the government's policy is to pick up where the RCMP left off in the 70s, and for the same reasons: protests by labour and democratic movements are a threat to corporate profits.
Liberals are working hard to convince us that a 70% increase in military spending is a noble expression of their government’s commitment to Arctic sovereignty and global security. The truth is much simpler and a lot uglier
NAFTA is, and always has been a bad deal for Canada, and efforts to renegotiate it can’t change that. Standing up to the neighbourhood bully means Canada should pull out of NAFTA now.