Canada

Forestry workers still standing strong in face of corporate attacks

After being on strike for 7 months, 2600 members of United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 are still picketing outside Western Forest Products (WFP) sawmills on Vancouver Island. This is one of this union’s longest strikes in Canada, and they are [...]

Stopping the CAQ attack: Building on a year of resistance in Quebec

As François Legault settles into the second year of his mandate, one thing is certain – the first CAQ government in history is facing a growing opposition. Legault isn’t yet the same steamroller as Ontario’s Doug Ford or Alberta’s Jason Kenny. [...]

No picnic for workers under Horgan NDP government

"Time flies when you're having fun," as the old saying goes. But it hasn't quite worked out that way for workers in British Columbia, since the anti-labour Liberals were defeated in 2017. With the clock ticking down towards a BC election scheduled [...]

Labour cannot remain silent in the face of war

On February 25, the Canadian Labour Congress holds its annual “Lobby Day.” Hundreds of union activists participate, meeting with MPs to press for legislation and action on issues that matter most to working people. If the CLC website is any [...]

Mass solidarity for Ontario teachers

In a scene reminiscent of the Mike Harris era, Ontario teachers are escalating their protracted struggle against a Conservative provincial government. Secondary schools in selected locations across the province closed on January 21, as teachers [...]

Election interference? Yes, but the warnings are misplaced

What's the real story about "outside interference" in Canadian elections? That question is on the minds of political activists these days, but many observers keep looking in the wrong places. My own perspective comes from being a frequent Communist [...]

Austerity vs Employment – a call for a unity and solidarity in Alberta

PV Alberta Bureau The Alberta Legislature will convene on February 25 with a new Speech from the Throne. “At only 12% of the way though our mandate, we’ve delivered on 43% of our commitments to Albertans so far,” tweeted Alberta premier Jason [...]

Growing resistance against Horgan and Trudeau energy policies

PV Vancouver Bureau The courts and both the federal and provincial governments continue to back the drive by energy corporations to expand the extraction and export of fossil fuels in British Columbia, but resistance is also rising. Over a [...]

Anti-Semitic creep: rooting out “the longest hatred”

As the contradictions within capitalism sharpen, the world is hurtled through a gauntlet of ever deeper crises. At any given moment we face the threat of economic collapse, war or environmental catastrophe – or some combination of the three. In [...]

An accelerated attack on working people in Ontario

Working people in Ontario are facing major political struggles in order to defend already meager living standards and their social and economic rights. We have only seen one third of the four-year term of the Conservative majority government, and [...]

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