The Common Front showed the potential of workers action, even if all the gains weren't realized
The Common Front of half a million Quebec public sector workers that coordinated negotiations and general strikes between health, education...more)
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James Connolly fused national liberation, women's liberation and workers' struggles
The Easter Rising of 1916 fused together national liberation, women’s liberation and workers’ struggles, as can be seen from the...more)
By refusing to tax corporations, Trudeau is using an artificial deficit to falsely claim he is spending lavishly on First Nations and the environment
While the Conservatives and corporate press is trying to create anxiety about the federal government’s financial deficit, the much bigger...more)
The BC Supreme Court issued an injunction to allow BC Hydro to remove protesters from the Site C construction site.
Despite appeals to Prime Minister Trudeau and to BC Premier Christy Clark to respect Indigenous rights and the needs of...more)
The tent city continues to challenge police killings and the city's cutting of Afrofest
On March 21, Toronto police turned the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on its head, violently attacking...more)
March 19 was an international day of action against war and racism
On Saturday March 19th, approximately 100 people joined a picket on the sidewalk outside Liberal MP Christia Freeland's office near...more)
Uber shines on light on how capitalism thrives, and how it provokes opposition
If Bill Gates and Ayn Rand had a baby they would have named it Uber. I think Uber is the...more)
The Liberals are a party of war
The Canadian media are enamored with the new Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan. He has been variously described as a “badass”...more)
While Trudeau met to discuss a climate strategy, activists called for real change
On March 3, Prime Minister Trudeau met with provincial and territorial leaders at the Vancouver Convention Centre to begin to...more)
The surge in support for Sanders shows a desire for an alternative
It has been fascinating watching the Sanders phenomenon in the United States. Hillary Clinton took 75 per cent of the...more)
A majority of people across Canada support war resisters, it's time for the government to let them stay
When mass demonstrations across Canada against the invasion of Iraq in 2003 kept Canada from participating in the illegal conflict,...more)
Trudeau uses progressive rhetoric to continue conservative policies
The Liberal Party of Canada is adept at sleight of hand. Two recent announcements from Canada’s government cut that into...more)
Trudeau can't keep his promise to respect First Nations and control global warming while promoting tar sands and Bill C-51
There is a contradiction at the heart of the Trudeau government. It has launched the long-overdue inquiry into missing and...more)
Despite the contradictions in the Common Front, it has organized workers against austerity and helped community resistance
Over the past few months, Socialist.ca has covered the incredible standoff between every major public sector union in Quebec and...more)
February 11 was a day of action to support contract faculty across Ontario
February 11 marked the first joint action of Ontario college union locals, part of OPSEU, and university faculty associations to...more)
This is the centenary of a rising that intertwined national liberation, women's liberation and workers struggles
“The Irish Republic is entitled to, and hereby claims, the allegiance of every Irishman and Irishwoman. The Republic guarantees religious...more)
Latin American governments are telling women to avoid pregnancy while refusing to provide abortion
The recent outbreak of the Zika virus in South America has brought to light conflicting policies around reproductive health, where...more)
This is the centenary of the battle to defend francophone education in Ontario
On February 22, Premier Kathleen Wynne issued a formal apology to the Franco-Ontarian community for a rule that virtually banned...more)
IWD fuses women's liberation with the fight against capitalism
As we rally and march in Toronto for this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) it is instructive to look back...more)
Carbon pricing and emissions caps are designed to expand tar sands
At the heart of the First Ministers’ climate framework is the Alberta Climate Leadership Plan, a plan which is being...more)
Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar put Black liberation centre stage at the Super Bowl and Grammy's
Black Lives Matter took centre stage at two of the biggest entertainment events in the world this past month. Beyoncé...more)
Sanders has created an audience for socialist politics that needs to continue beyond the primaries
On Saturday, February 20, Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sanders in the Nevada Democratic Caucus by a margin of five percentage...more)
The so-called "sharing economy" replaces good jobs with precarious work
On February 2, Ottawa taxi drivers, members of Unifor Canada, rallied on Parliament Hill against ride-sharing company Uber. They were...more)
Black Lives Matter is exposing racism at all levels of society, including in entertainment
The widely used and shared hashtag #OscarsSoWhite has served to highlight the fact that for the last two years there...more)
Instead of bailing out tar sands and Bombardier planes, Trudeau should invest in good green jobs for all
Coming out of the COP21 negotiations in Paris, Prime Minister Trudeau has promised billions in investment and infrastructure, but will...more)
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