A winter of labour discontent is beginning to emerge on the west coast. Transit workers in Metro Vancouver are in the headlines, and a wider series of struggles is rippling through British Columbia, as economic woes and spending restraints hit the [...]
Four years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission called on all levels of government in Canada to fully implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). With the introduction of Bill 41, the [...]
Party calls for justice for teachers, students The Communist Party of BC has issued a statement saying the present course of the NDP government on public education issues poses a serious threat to the interests of teachers, support staff, students [...]
The NDP government of British Columbia has released figures showing an operating surplus of $1.5 billion during the 2018-19 fiscal year. The amount is $1.3 billion higher than projected in previous budgets, thanks largely to increased revenues from [...]
Sawmill workers across Vancouver Island have been picketing for a fair contract with Western Forest Products since the Canada Day long weekend. The strike by 3000 members of United Steelworkers Local 1-1937 is in opposition to WFP's proposed [...]
Three years ago, after years of threats, the B.C. Liberal government fired the entire Vancouver School Board just as the trustees were about to meet to fulfill their legal requirement to adopt a balanced budget for the 2016-17 school term. The real [...]
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, [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Teachers are furious at what they consider a betrayal by the Horgan NDP government, which is acting not much different than the former Liberals.
The longer the NDP adheres to the neoliberal model, the worse is the cumulative impact of this enormous revenue shortfall.
Creepy employers continue creeping.
Rallies in 55 cities across Canada and internationally expressed solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en defending their unceded lands from unwanted fracked gas development.
Protesters rallied outside of a public town hall held by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC
As BC holds a referendum on electoral reform, PV interviews President of FairVote Canada BC.
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.
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.
Damming the Peace delivers a devastating critique of the Site C project and tells us why the project should be cancelled.
People's Voice takes a look at candidates in the municipal election that are not provided any meaningful media coverage by corporate owned outlets.
PV queries municipal election candidates in Kamloops, BC on working class social justice issues.
The LNG Canada deal violates Indigenous rights, threatens to deepen the climate change crisis, and provides no real guarantees of financial benefits.
Only radical system change offers a pathway towards hope and out of despair.
Proportional representation makes your vote count.
As always, local elections are a significant arena of political struggle.
Supreme Court of BC continues to jail environmental activists for protesting against Transmountain expansion.
The presence of Soldiers of Odin was a wake up call to locals who previously assumed that white-supremacists were not a real threat.
The attack killed 40 boys aged 6 to 11 who were being taken on a school trip.
Human rights lawyer and anti-war activist Dan Kovalik, author of The Plot To Attack Iran, will speak in Vancouver and Surrey.
There's still confusion around the crowded 2018 municipal election in Vancouver, but some clarity is emerging.
This summer marks the 35th anniversary of the Solidarity struggle in BC - the first major response in Canada against the emerging neoliberal austerity agenda.
