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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.
A Proud Morning for Maritime Labour
Activists from PEACE-NB, Council of Canadians, and the Communist Party picketed Saint John harbour, hindering the progress of armoured cars to Saudi Arabia.
Fightback Begins in Streets of Brazil
Tens of thousands took to the streets of Sao Paolo in the first major demonstration since Bolsonaro's election win.
Vote Yes for Proportional Representation
The most significant argument for PR is that working people would have a much greater incentive to vote for left-wing candidates, such as Communists.
Trudeau’s Re-Do Could Face New Challenge
The NEB re-do review is too little, too late, and is yet another desperate attempt to resuscitate a dead project, says Grand Chief Stewart Phillip.
Changing the Equation: Anti-Austerity Organizing in Ontario
Speaking to Ontario Coalition Against Poverty organizer John Clarke
Chris Bose
PV queries municipal election candidates in Kamloops, BC on working class social justice issues.
LNG Canada Fossil Fuel Exports: A Threat to the Planet
The LNG Canada deal violates Indigenous rights, threatens to deepen the climate change crisis, and provides no real guarantees of financial benefits.
Governments Still Failing, Blackstock Tells MMIWG Inquiry
Governments are still failing to guarantee equal rights for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children.
Labour’s Stake in the Struggle for Peace
With three million members, the main trade union federations in Canada and Quebec can bring new life to the peace movement.
Attack of the Patriarchs
The Kavanaugh debacle is not the end, nor would a mid-term elections win for the Democrats eliminate the danger.
This is a Climate Emergency
Only radical system change offers a pathway towards hope and out of despair.
Masuma Khan Pushes On, Knee Deep in Prejudice
A Halifax-based campaigner for social justice and indigenous rights continues to be harassed by anti-immigration activists.
China Deplores Hegemonic USMCA Section 32.10
Chinese Embassy in Canada spokesman Yang Yundong commented on the recently signed free trade deal.
Dairy Farmers Hit Again with New Trade Agreement
The Liberals have sacrificed another vital part of domestic supply management in USMCA.
High School Students Take Huge Step for Anti-Ford Fightback
If 40,000 people can be mobilized province-wide in a spontaneous manner, imagine what could happen if the labour movement committed its structure and resources.
Cuban President Backs Same-Sex Marriage Equality
In an interview with teleSUR, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel defended same-sex marriage.
Bernier Forms Hard-Right Anti-People’s Party
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.
BC Communists Campaign for “Yes” Vote on PR
Proportional representation makes your vote count.
Salute to CUPW for Equity Win
CUPW deserves full credit and wider recognition for its commitment to workplace equity for women
Ontario Court Rulings Impede Justice for Rape Victims
The legal system and laws are part of rape culture which give impunity to rapists and punishes survivors with gross injustice.
Norman Bethune: It’s Important To Get It Right
What is needed, ultimately, is a new biography of Bethune both accurate in its details and in solidarity with the man himself.
Lviv Regional Council Bans Public Use of Russian Language
One tongue, one nation had been a nazi slogan.
Music Notes October
Aretha Franklin's passing, BDS' Lana Del Rey victory, Sistema Toronto under attack and Tom Waits.
Trump’s Tariff Threats Prove Canada Should Exit NAFTA While We Can
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 [...]
Vancouver Civic Election: It’s Complicated
As always, local elections are a significant arena of political struggle.