Canada

Pan-Canadian Day of Action opposes plan to buy fighter jets, drones

Protesters project progressive vision for country By Ed Lehman On October 2 Canadian peace activists held their second pan-Canadian Day of Action against the purchase of 88 new fighter jets. At some locations activists also underscored their [...]

Support the Cross-Canada campaign to free Meng Wanzhou

By Ken Stone On September 28, Meng Wanzhou, Chief Financial Officer of Huawei Technologies and permanent resident of Canada, was forced to make yet another appearance in court in Vancouver where she faces possible extradition to the United [...]

50 years after the October Crisis

Labour, democratic, civil and equality rights in the crosshairs October marks 50 years since the October crisis of 1970, during which PM Pierre Trudeau invoked the War Measures Act, suspended civil and democratic rights across Canada and sent [...]

BC election: Communist Party candidates back call to shut down Site C

The five candidates nominated by the Communist Party of BC in the October 24 provincial election have all been involved in movements to defend the environment, reduce carbon emissions, and build solidarity with Indigenous land defenders and water [...]

Election victory gives NB Tories free hand to carry out austerity

Communists committed to building working class resistance By Fredericton Club, CPC Though disappointing, the results of New Brunswick’s provincial election are unsurprising. The Tories won a majority with 27 seats, the Liberals won 17 seats, [...]

Housing crisis escalating but government response prioritizes corporate landowners

As governments lift the temporary bans on evictions that were put in place during the initial stages of the COVID-related economic crisis, an estimated 16 percent of people in Canada are at risk of losing their housing. Nearly 6 million people could [...]

Canada

Pan-Canadian Day of Action opposes plan to buy fighter jets, drones

Support the Cross-Canada campaign to free Meng Wanzhou

50 years after the October Crisis

BC election: Communist Party candidates back call to shut down Site C

Election victory gives NB Tories free hand to carry out austerity

Housing crisis escalating but government response prioritizes corporate landowners

BC election: “Say no to the capitalist crisis – vote for real change!”

An unusual election, even for British Columbia

Throne Speech leaves millions in the lurch

Privatization – the next big shoe to drop?