Canada prides itself on being a country of equality, justice, democracy, and human rights. While the original peoples of this land are still denied access to these values, that claim is a mockery of reality.
Thousands of casino workers in several British Columbia cities are either on strike or gearing up for walkouts as they struggle to win fair wages and improved working conditions.
Canadian integration with the U.S. has come with a heavy price, and the bill is coming due. Liberal and Tory governments locked 80% of Canada’s trade to US imperialism, and to the emerging crisis of global capitalism.
Doug Ford’s Conservatives have won a majority in Ontario. And the majority has to win Ontario back. All the ingredients for a strong fightback exist. But they are different than the fight against Harris in 1995, so the recipe needs to change.
Congratulations to the people of the Republic of Ireland, who voted 68% “yes” on May 26 to overturn the country’s deeply misogynist ban on access to abortions.
The NDP has refused to consider anything more than token measures to claw back some of the vast wealth lost in tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy.
The Lima Group and the Canadian government have issued declarations of not recognizing the "illegitimate" elections. However, is there any valid basis to those declarations?
