Governments across Canada have once again proven whose interests they serve — and it’s not those of working people, Indigenous communities or the environment. The federal Bill C-5, Ontario’s Bill 5 and BC’s C-15 are all assaults on democracy, land rights, and ecological protection in favour of corporate profit and unchecked development. The Carney Liberals, […]
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At 12:58 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, August 16, flight attendants, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and employees of Air Canada, commenced the biggest labour battle of the year so far. Barely 12 hours later, federal Liberal minister Patty Hajdu intervened in support of the bosses, using the government’s favourite anti-worker […]
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The public post office has been set up to fail. Its high-paid executives have mismanaged it, provoking a labour dispute and spending $470 million on an unnecessary new high-tech processing facility in Scarborough, Ontario. Successive federal governments have encumbered it with various restrictions and mandates, forcing it to compete with multinational corporations like Amazon. They […]
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Varun Belur is a member of Socialist Alternative US. On July 9, 2025, the Indian labor movement fired a warning shot against the Modi government’s onslaught of privatization and austerity. 250 million workers across the country halted entire swathes of the economy in an all-India general strike. Key sectors like mining, transport and construction were […]
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NB: this article was written before judge Maria Carroccia acquitted five former junior hockey players of sexual assault on July 24. The film, television, music, and sports industries can catapult individuals into the limelight, exploiting talent and warping individuals into commodities, on which to make a profit. With newfound stardom and the wealth and prestige […]
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The NDP had its worst ever election result. Its decimation is the price the working class will pay for the NDP supporting the Liberals. Serious soul-searching is needed. Some will argue that 2025 was a freak election, with NDP voters temporarily “lending” their votes to the Liberals due to the unique threats of Trump and […]
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Once again, Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) finds itself mired in controversy and is again sowing class divisions and distractions. Many see this as politics as usual, continuing a pattern of working-class attacks, cronyism, and corruption. But for others, this moment marks a breaking point, amplifying resentment and resistance. Separatist distractions Following the Liberal’s federal […]
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A small group of Uber drivers, union officials and organizers gathered in Victoria’s inner harbour on the morning of Thursday, July 3, 2025, to drink coffee, pose for pictures, and celebrate the first-ever union certification of gig workers in Canada. This historic moment for the labour movement brings over 500 individual drivers into one, much […]
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Violet Forrie and Ray Goerke Youth have always been on the forefront of struggles for social change. Less burdened by the sting of past defeats, they look forward and see the world as it could be. On the horizon of today’s world is war and genocide, climate disasters, rising poverty and inequality, and emboldened far-right […]
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On June 18, Vancouver dockworkers and their allies commemorated the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Ballantyne Pier (1935). This so-called battle was actually a vicious attack by police, who were armed with machine guns and tear gas, on unarmed workers who were trying to provide for their families in the midst of the Great […]
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