Canada

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 [...]

Throne Speech leaves millions in the lurch

Patchwork too thin, too temporary for 4 million victims of capitalist crisis Recent changes to Employment Insurance, combined with the new Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB) proposed by the government in the Throne Speech, will slash benefits to 2.7 [...]