By Cam Scott The life of a Communist Party, in its everyday intensity and historical specificity, too often eludes commemoration. There are meetings, demonstrations, pickets; glowing victories and momentary defeats. So much remains unwritten in [...]
The unwanted election campaign called by the Liberals to secure a majority government has resulted in another Liberal minority and almost no change to the balance of forces in Parliament. Working people responded with justified anger, denying [...]
The accelerating pace of climate change linked to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions includes the alarming news that average temperatures are rising in Canada by a rate 2.5 times faster than other parts of the planet. Canada is projected to fall far [...]
As of press time, past the halfway point in the federal election campaign, the Conservatives have surged to hold a slim, but definite lead over the lagging Liberals. This raises the very real possibility of an Erin O’Toole victory. For Communist [...]
CPC denounces US destabilization campaign, calls for end to blockade In response to the July 11 protests in Cuba, the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) has denounced this latest US-backed destabilization attempt and is calling for increased [...]
The tragic discovery of 751 unmarked graves at the site of the former Marieval residential school in Saskatchewan is a powerful reminder that this was not simply a "dark chapter" in the history of Canada. For over a century, these institutions were [...]
The well-being of Newfoundland and Labrador energy workers has been thrown into jeopardy, following the recent collapse, then revival, of government-corporate talks to bail out the Terra Nova offshore oilfield. These workers and their communities [...]
History was proclaimed “ended” when, between 1989 and 1991, socialism was overthrown in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. It was a historic setback for the working class around the world, dismembering the socialist community and tilting [...]
Long before the Communist Party of Canada was founded on May 28, 1921, workers in Canada had begun to study the revolutionary ideas of Karl Marx and Frederick Engels. This led them to found different political organizations which could merge [...]
April 12 is being called “Black Monday” by residents of Sudbury, Ontario. That was the day that Laurentian University publicized plans to cut 69 programs and issue mass layoffs which will impact at least 150 faculty and staff. Eight hundred students [...]
