Allie Pev, Métis Cree, Treaty 6, is a member of Socialist Alternative Canada. Canada is stolen land. Canada continues to steal Indigenous lives. One of the most gruesome of Canada’s crimes against Indigenous peoples has been the theft of Indigenous children. Over 1,000 unmarked graves on residential school grounds have been recovered so far; this […]
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After months, the worst-kept secret in Canadian politics can at last officially reveal itself: it’s federal election time. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals have determined that their best shot at regaining a majority government is right now, with a five-week campaign leading to election day on September 20. The Liberals only have to net 15 […]
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The long months of COVID have been brutal for many people in Canada and around the world. COVID has exposed and pressure cooked many of the pre-existing conditions and problems: inequality, run-down public health systems, utterly inadequate care for seniors, opioid pandemic and more. Repeated government failures have made COVID far worse. The delayed response […]
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A Good War outlines a path for Canada to successfully respond to the climate emergency, and in the process tackle poverty and inequality. The title refers to World War II, when all of Canada’s resources, money and labour was mobilized for victory. By way of disclosure, I know the author, Seth Klein. I’ve worked with […]
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The newest issue of our magazine Socialist Alternative is now published. Stolen Lives Stolen Land Alberta’s Misery Continues Slashing Cuts in Newfoundland and Labrador Ontario Education Shambles UniteHere! The Struggle Continues Fight For Sick Pay: Join a Union! Life of a Grocery Worker “Can’t Have Capitalism without Racism” The Road to Peace in Israel/Palestine … […]
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“He who pays the piper calls the tune.” Never has this saying proved more true than in a recent case from the University of Toronto. Last year, one of the U of T’s major donors learned that the university was about to hire a scholar whose ideas (supposedly pro-Palestinian) he disapproved of. Journalist Linda McQuaig […]
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A typical Canada Day will see most of the country awash with red and white. This year it was more covered in a bright and distinct streak of Indigenous orange. While July 1 marks the independence from the British colonial master, for Indigenous people colonialism did not end – it was intensified after 1867. This […]
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The verdict is in – the cancelled Keystone XL pipeline has cost Albertans $1.3 billion! Let’s be grateful we dodged the $6 billion bullet in the form of guaranteed loans which would have materialized if it had not been cancelled. Jason Kenney’s UCP, and the Government of Alberta in general, love giving money away to […]
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The hottest place in Canada, Lytton BC, has burned to the ground. The mayor of the small village in the Fraser Canyon said “it would be a miracle if everyone made it out alive.” On the evening of Wednesday, June 30, smoke was spotted, and 15 minutes later a full evacuation order was issued as […]
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For years, governments have been shovelling rhetoric about commitments to reduce carbon emissions. The most famous is the international commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. Yet, emissions have increased by 60% since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was signed in 1992, at the Rio Earth Summit. The Kyoto Protocol and […]
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