Indigenous Stolen Children

Canadian governments continue to remove many Indigenous children from their homes. They have learned nothing from the disasters of residential schools and the “Sixties Scoop.” 150,000 Indigenous children were forcibly removed into residential schools. The Sixties Scoop removed 20,000 Indigenous children from their families, placing them with non-Indigenous families in Canada and abroad. The facts […]

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The Fentanyl Crisis

In BC, fentanyl deaths have just kept growing from 50 in 2013 to 1,422 in 2017. In the US in 2016, 64,000 people died of drugs overdoses, up from 52,000 the year before. Fentanyl is behind the surge, as deaths from fentanyl have surged from around 2,000 a year before 2014 to over 20,000 in […]

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Socialist Alternative Magazine #8

Housing Emergency Housing Emergency – Action Needed Stop Kinder Morgan Pipeline Fight for 15 Women Fight Back Indigenous Stolen Children Jean Swanson Campaign A Day in the Life of a BC Teacher Canada Today The Fentanyl Crisis … more from Canada and the world If you would like to order copy(ies) contact: [email protected]

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Socialist Alternative Magazine #7

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Over 150 Years of Indigenous Colonization

To mark 150 years of the Canadian state, we are publishing some of the articles from our magazine that covered different parts of Canada’s history. Stephen Harper’s claim in 2009, that Canada has “no history of colonialism” shows either he is ignorant or a liar. Canada, founded in 1867, is and was a colonial and […]

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Socialist Alternative Magazine #6

150 Years Capitalism, Colonialism, Corruption, and Resistance BC Liberals rule for the Rich Food Workers Win in Toronto Trudeau Shows Real Colours Over 150 Years of Indigenous Colonization Immigration: Exploitation and Exclusion Workers Built Canada Nova Scotia Teachers’ Strike NAFTA: “Free Trade” Without Freedom … and more from Canada and the World   If you […]

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Socialist Alternative Magazine #5

Poverty: A Political Choice The Struggle of Youth Today Fracked Gas – Bad News Ontario: Hydro Privatization Disaster BC Liberals Out Indigenous People Fight for the Environment New Workers Party in Montréal? Beware of Basic Income Trudeau Continues Harper’s Health Cuts … and more from Canada and the world If you would like to order […]

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Trudeau Treachery – Liberals Approve Tar Sands Pipeline

Most of the world sees Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, as a progressive leader with a smiling face. He gained widespread support around the world for his promises at the Paris Climate Change conference to aim for 1.5o C temperature increase. The reality is different, as he announced on November 29 the government’s approval of […]

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What is Trudeau doing about the Environment?

During last year’s Federal election Justin Trudeau made lots of speeches about changing the relationship with First Nations and protecting the environment. The Liberal election platform promised “a renewed, nation-to-nation relationship with Indigenous Peoples, based on recognition, rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership.” They stated that they “will provide national leadership and join with the provinces […]

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BC’s Potential Environmental Disasters: Site C and Liquid Natural Gas

British Columbia is the centre of several vital struggles against the continued expansion of fossil fuel exports, and mounting global warming and environmental destruction. The battle against the two proposed pipelines from the Alberta tar sands to the coast, Kinder Morgan to Vancouver and Enbridge to Kitimat, continues. The port of Vancouver is still pushing […]

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