Articles by PV Staff
Communists demand action to avoid war in Iran
The Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada has issued a statement condemning the ongoing foreign belligerence and escalating drive to war against Iran. The Party demands that the Canadian government take immediate action to [...]
Bombs Away? Bombardier on track for takeover
Special to PV Bombardier’s recent announcement that it will cut 550 jobs at its Thunder Bay Rail Transportation facility has sparked outrage within labour, community and political circles. It has reignited the debate around public takeover of [...]
JUNIOR DOCTORS STRIKE TO EXPOSE INDIA’S POOR HEALTH SYSTEM
By Dipanjanah Dasgupta, PV correspondent in India The recent 7-day strike by junior doctors (medical students) in West Bengal evoked a huge outrage against the state government. The strike not only exposed India's poor healthcare system, but also [...]
QUEBEC NATIONAL DAY: FOR A COMBATIVE ALLIANCE AGAINST LEGAULT AND THE BIG MONOPOLIES!
On the occasion of National Day 2019, the Communist Party and the Young Communist League of Québec call on all democratic, social, labor and popular movements to unite in a fighting and militant alliance against the reactionary and racist government [...]
Support the People’s Voice Fund Drive!
Here’s a wake-up call about the importance of the socialist media: the federal Conservative Party has broken Canadian political fundraising records, taking in a total of $8 million during the first quarter of 2019. The working class desperately [...]
“THE CURRENT POLITICAL DEADLOCK IN SUDAN. HOW DID WE END UP HERE?”
Just before the June 3 attacks against protesters in Khartoum, the leadership of the Sudanese Communist Party published their view of the complicated political situation in Sudan since the takeover of power by the transitional military council [...]
ONTARIO COMMUNISTS: DEFEAT FORD’S WAGE CUT LEGISLATION!
The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) has pledged to fight Premier Doug Ford’s wage cut legislation and defend workers’ rights to free collective bargaining. On June 5th, the Conservative Government of Ontario announced legislation that, if [...]
CPC: MMIWG FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DESERVE FULL SUPPORT
The report issued on June 3 by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, Reclaiming Power and Place, is a stunning indictment of the genocidal record and policies of the Canadian state, and a powerful call for [...]
MMIWG FINALLY RELEASES INQUIRY REPORT
Three years after being launched, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls has released a 1200 page report. PM Justin Trudeau was presented with Reclaiming Power and Place, at a June 3 ceremony in Gatineau, [...]
“THIS IS THE PARTY OF FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE!”
(Excerpts from the Keynote address to the 39th Convention of the Communist Party of Canada, delivered on May 17 by Party Leader Liz Rowley on behalf of the Central Executive Committee.) Our Party will be 98 years old 11 days from now - a party [...]
SOLIDARITY WITH THE PEOPLE’S STRUGGLE IN SUDAN
Delegates to the Communist Party of Canada’s 39th Central Convention send greetings of solidarity to the people of Sudan, who are waging a massive struggle for better living standards, democracy and progressive social change. This historic [...]
RIGHT-WING POPULISM AND THE GROWTH OF FASCISM
More than three decades of neo-liberalism and austerity have thrown billions of people into unemployment, poverty, and precarious work. While the TNCs ramped up enormous super-profits and the rich grew ever richer, governments and public [...]
UN VOTES AGAINST BRITISH OCCUPATION OF CHAGOS ISLANDS
The UN General Assembly has voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of a implementing a court ruling that says Britain's occupation of the Chagos Islands violates international law. 116 members voted in support of the resolution with only the [...]
COMMUNIST PARTY WRAPS UP SUCCESSFUL 39TH CENTRAL CONVENTION
Canada's third oldest political party turned 98 years young on May 28, just one week after adjourning its 39th Central Convention. Delegates elected from provincial meetings across the country spent May 17-20 at the Casa de Madeira on Toronto's [...]
YES, DOUG FORD HAS TO GO
Exactly one year ago, on June 7, 2018, the Doug Ford Conservatives won a majority in the Ontario Legislature, after running a “For the People” campaign depicting the Liberals as a "corrupt elite". Only later did the new Premier reveal his true [...]
A SHOCKING SETBACK IN INDIA
Much to the dismay of secular and progressive forces in India, Narendra Modi's BJP-NDA has been re-elected with a large majority in the 17th Lok Sabha. Most opposition parties, with exceptions in Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and a few other states, [...]
LIBERAL “FRAMEWORK” MEETS GROWING RESISTANCE
Rallies in several cities on May 27 drew attention to the concerns among Indigenous peoples about the federal government's legislative and policy “Framework” to force First Nations (Treaty & Non-Treaty) into signing new modern agreements. Many [...]
May Day Greetings from the Canadian Peace Congress
Working people suffer most from the vast expenditures of public resources squandered on militarism and war.
May Day 2019
Build the fightback in the spirit of the general strikes of 1919, which advanced the struggles to overthrow the capitalist system, to end exploitation and oppression, and emancipate humanity.
After Kenney’s Victory, the Struggle in Alberta Continues
The election of Jason Kenney and the UCP is bad news.
Bill 21: Defending Discrimination and Oppression in the Name of Secularism
Behind the wording chosen to mislead Quebecers hides the true nature of the fundamentally reactionary, right-wing, and nationalistic Legault government.
The Boss Will Be Watching You
Creepy employers continue creeping.
Without the Left, What Will Happen in India?
In India, only the leftists never encouraged any communal sentiment among the people.
Solidarity for Sudan: No to US/Saudi Interference
Communist and Workers' Parties declare their internationalist solidarity with the struggle of the Sudanese people.
The Price of Education
I assure you none of those changes [Doug Ford's], from EQAO to integration to the current proposed changes, did or will make education better for our children.
The Federal Budget: Here We Go Again?
The response by the trade union leadership has been weak.
Alberta Communists Campaign for Fundamental Change
The only electoral force on the left is the Communist Party-Alberta.
Cubans Endorse New Constitution
Cuban President Diaz-Canel said: “This constitution dignifies and upholds the legacy of Fidel and Marti, and of Raul, and strengthens rights.”