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Truth and Reconciliation: what next for real progress?
We need to push the government to implement the TRTC recommendations and build solidarity with Indigenous struggles
On June 2, Justice Murray Sinclair released the summary report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The full report...more)
Fair pharmacare now
A national pharmacare plan would save $7.3 billion and improve our health
With the Harper Government rejecting its role of strengthening and renegotiating the expired Canada Health Accord , the promised national...more)
Ontario Tories: ridiculous but no joke
Simply dismissing the new Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown won't work, we need to organize
In 1996, a couple of creepy young dweebs named David Frum and Ezra Levant organized a conference called “The Winds...more)
Public sector common front can take on austerity
Public sector unions need to bargain together and strike together
Public sector workers in Ontario are facing an intransigent provincial government bent on imposing the austerity agenda at the bargaining...more)
Toronto marches against Bill C-51
The Liberal/Tory support for Bill C-51 has not stopped the majority opposition to the draconian bill
May 30 was another day of action across Canada against the secret police bill C-51 . Continuing the waves of...more)
State of the anti-war movement today
A new documentary of the 2003 anti-war movement reminds us that mass resistance is possible
The recent release of Amir Amirani’s documentary We are Many tells the story of the global Stop the War march...more)
Are the courts a solution to the stripping of BC teachers’ contracts?
A legal strategy can take time, money and focus away from mobilizing workers and building alliances
At recess time on April 30 of this year, many public school teachers around BC pulled out their smartphones to...more)
Labour for the climate
The July 5 March for Jobs, Justice and the Climate will unite indigenous, environmental and labour movements
A march for “Jobs, Justice and the Climate” is being organized in Toronto on July 5 before the Pan Am...more)
The Canadian state vs Omar Khadr
The Canadian government left Khadr to be tortured, and are now trying to keep him quiet
The Supreme court of Canada has ruled that Omar Khadr is a juvenile offender, meaning that all the protections usually...more)
Justice, jobs and climate rally launch
The press conference brought together indigenous, student, labour and migrant justice organizers
On May 21 in the heart of Toronto’s financial district, representatives of the growing climate justice movement launched the mobilization...more)
First Nation rejects $1 billion offer for LNG port
The Lax Kw’alaams band have prioritized environment and culture
Members of the Lax Kw’alaams band in the Skeena River region have unanimously rejected a $1 billion proposal by Pacific...more)
Review: Mad Max, Fury Road
A not-so-science fiction film about the fight against war, climate change and oppression
Mad Max: Fury Road is the fourth of the Mad Max films, all directed by Greek-Australian George Miller. It has...more)
Alberta’s orange wave: where did it come from, where is it going?
The real hope for the orange wave is the confidence it can give to movements outside the legislature
Albertan voters have elected the provincial New Democratic Party to a majority government in their May 5 provincial election. It...more)
Bombardier: we need mass transit not mass layoffs
Bombardier is laying off workers that could provide climate solutions
Due to reduced demand of business jets, Bombardier is laying off 1,750 workers—including 1,000 in Montreal and nearly 500 in...more)
Le moment PKP ou la preuve par l’absurde
Il ne s’agit pas d’une rupture pour ce parti, mais bien de l’aboutissement logique d’un long cheminement
Le 15 mai 2015, les membres du Parti québécois ont non seulement choisi un patron comme chef, ils ont choisi...more)
Austerity and the process of struggle
The documentary-style film captures that way capitalism divides and conquers, and the solidarity needed to fight back
After a woman returns from a medical leave of absence for depression, she discovers that her boss put her fate...more)
Music and vibrations of struggle
With a new wave of struggle comes new powerful music
In the 1960’s the fight for civil rights in the US spawned new musical expression. Struggle was not only expressed...more)
Decolonize education
Teaching Truly: A Curriculum to Indingenize Mainstream Education
The First Nations llived sustainably for thousands of years without the poison of capitalism, there is lots to learn about learning from them.
For thousands of years the Indigenous peoples of what is now the Americas lived in sustainable relationships with the world...more)
New Brunswick PC youth want ‘Progressive’ removed from name
PC youth want the name to reflect their policies, which are a century out of date
As Stephen Harper once said, “the term Progressive Conservative will immediately raise suspicions in all of your minds. It should...more)
Altogether to fight racism
Black Lives Matter-Toronto protested racism on both sides of the border, while a Winnipeg conference discussed oppression
The first week of May included anti-racist events from Toronto to Winnipeg—challenging anti-Black racism, colonialism and Islamophobia. Within days of...more)
UK election: why the Tories won and next steps against austerity
The Tories won because Labour was too far right, not left
The general election result was a bitter blow. The rich cheered and the jubilant Tories are gearing up fast for...more)
#PoorLivesMatter
Austerity kills
On April 17, the community of Davenport in Toronto lost Jose Eduardo Rivera Gomez from among its poor population. It...more)
Violence against Indigenous women: Tories blame the community
Instead of an inquiry the Tories offer statistics warped by racism
Alberta RCMP announced in April that the remains of yet another missing Indigenous woman had been found near Edmonton. Perhaps...more)
Peel teachers on strike
Teachers are striking for better education
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation ( OSSTF ) are currently on strike, with teachers’ autonomy and class size being two...more)
Cégep professors join student strike on May Day
Despite government threats of fines, professors went on strike against austerity
Cégep professors in a dozen schools joined many Quebec students who went on strike on May Day , May 1...more)

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