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Ginger Goodwin grave vandalized ahead of memorial
Labour leader murdered by police in 1918 In an apparent act of far-right vandalism, the gravestone of labour leader Albert “Ginger” Goodwin has been defaced in Cumberland, BC. The grave, which is the site of an annual memorial vigil each June, [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
CONCESSION DEMANDS MAY SPARK BC TEACHER STRIKE
Teachers are furious at what they consider a betrayal by the Horgan NDP government, which is acting not much different than the former Liberals.
May Day Greetings from the Canadian Peace Congress
Working people suffer most from the vast expenditures of public resources squandered on militarism and war.
ZIZEK VS. PETERSON: DEBATE OF THE CENTURY?
Zizek considers himself a communist despite his reactionary positions.
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.
BC Government Puts Special Needs Students at Risk
The longer the NDP adheres to the neoliberal model, the worse is the cumulative impact of this enormous revenue shortfall.
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.
Failure to Launch: Liberals’ Federal Budget
This budget failed to deliver on almost every key issue for working people, who can’t afford four more years of falling wages and living standards.
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.
ARE CHINA’S UYGHURS THE LATEST “WHITE MAN’S BURDEN”?
The government has invited the European Union to send human rights inspection teams to Xinjiang. These invitations have been declined.
IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN, UNLESS WE UNITE AGAINST RIGHT-WING TERROR
We don't want to be the ones saying we told you so, but we will keep ringing the alarm bells.
New Brunswick Nursing Home Workers Fight Tory Austerity
The majority women workers in nursing homes in New Brunswick are the first to step up against Higgs’ new austerity government.
Alberta Communists Campaign for Fundamental Change
The only electoral force on the left is the Communist Party-Alberta.
Music Notes: Sir Richard’s Live Aid
Liberal rhetoric as a cloak for actual power and the professional celebrity as a status distraction permit the power elite conveniently to keep out of the limelight.
Ford’s Class Changes Trojan Horse for School Cuts
Doug Ford's class size changes are truly a Trojan horse for funding cuts to public education.
Ontario Moves to Privatize Healthcare
The Chamber of Commerce and PC government are conspiring against public healthcare.
Women in China: Scrambling Towards Equality
People's Voice's China correspondent looks at gender relations in the world's second largest economy.
Canada vs China: Beyond the Comedy
The Canadian government's handling of the relationship has veered from the farcical to the dangerous. Our Shanghai correspondent writes.
Meddlers-in-Chief: Making Elections Come Out Right
With each new book Dan Kovalik is earning a place as one of the country’s most important writers against empire.
The Postal Workers Struggle
On December 6, trade unionists and community allies picketed Fredericton's sorting station, just one of a number of such actions Canada-wide.