Whether we like it or not, whether it’s safe or not, and whether we’re comfortable with it or not, Canada is beginning to reopen. After roughly two months of comprehensive social and economic shutdown, the provinces are loosening restrictions despite widely varying COVID-19 circumstances. Québec is reopening, including sending children back to school on May […]
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Alexandra L is a member of Alternative Socialiste (ISA in Quebec). Nunavik, which comprises the northern third of Quebec, had 16 cases of COVID-19 by the end of April, of which 13 people have now recovered. Most of the cases, 14, were in the town of Puvirnituq. The northern communities have been concerned since the […]
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The Southern Chiefs’ Organization of Manitoba asked that Indigenous Services Canada and the Canadian federal government allow a Cuban healthcare brigade be deployed to serve in local First Nations’ communities during the COVID-19 outbreak. For those who are not familiar with the Cuban International Medical Brigades, they are integrated teams of health professionals who have […]
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Carlo Mosti is a member of Alternative Socialiste (ISA in Quebec). from Alternative Socialiste Québec The “railway crisis,” as journalists called it, was a new wave of First Nations against Canadian neo-colonial capitalism. This time, the blockades had paralyzing effects on the economy of some provinces comparable to a transportation strike. The bosses, worried about […]
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Stop Press On Friday, February 21, Trudeau stated that “the barricades need to come down now.” This is a warning that his pretend conciliation is coming to an end. On the same day the B.C.s’ Environmental Assessment Office has halted construction until Coastal GasLink consults with Indigenous communities. As Parliament resumed this week, Justin Trudeau is […]
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Early on Thursday, February 6, the RCMP launched a military style assault on the traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en in north western BC. The Wet’suwet’en, led by their traditional chiefs, have set up camps to peacefully claim their control of this territory, land that has never been relinquished by treaty. The hereditary chiefs are a […]
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Climate Justice and Jobs Instability Rising Ontario Struggle Needed Where is Canada’s Women’s Movement? Hypocrisy to Indigenous Peoples No War on Iran 2019: A Year of Struggles Housing Victory … more from Canada and the World If you would like to order copy(ies) contact us at [email protected]
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Alexandra L is a member of Alternative Socialiste (CWI in Quebec). For a few years now, if not months, several atypical events – whether by their intensity or frequency – have occured. Whether they be tornadoes, springtime floods, back-to-back heat waves or quick cycling freezing and thawing; everyone is affected in one way or another. […]
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Both Justin and his father Pierre Trudeau are good at fine sounding words. But their actions are different. Fifty years ago, Pierre Trudeau’s Liberal government released the White Paper Statement of the Government of Canada on Indian Policy, which proposed eliminating the legislative and constitutional status of Indigenous people, claiming it would end discrimination. […]
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