Fight for $15 comes to Quebec
The Fight For a $15 Minimum Wage comes to Quebec
Continue ReadingFight for $15 comes to Quebec
The Fight For a $15 Minimum Wage comes to Quebec
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Socialist Vancouver Public Meeting
Stop Harper Turn Left: Build a Voice for the 99% and A Strong Socialist Movement Thursday, Oct 15, 7:30 pm Room 1415, SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings, Vancouver
Continue ReadingQuebec: Government attacks spark workers’ protests
Step up industrial action to defeat government plans Workers’ mass protests and the votes for strikes in the public sector, starting at the end of September, were triggered as a result of terms the Liberal Party government of Philippe Couillard wants to impose on new collective agreements, which expired at the end of March. This […]
Continue ReadingSocialist Alternative Publishes Election Magazine
This is a historic development for our work in Canada. There are articles on the election, the economy, public services, environment and much more. A PDF of the magazine is here or you can order printed copies (pay via donate button on website): • 1 copy: $3.25 (including postage) • Orders of 10: $30 (including […]
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Stop Harper, Turn Left: Build a Voice for the 99% and a Strong Socialist Movement
After nine years of Conservative government, most Canadians have many good reasons to want Harper and his party gone. The Canadian economy is officially in recession. However, for most Canadian workers this merely confirms what they already knew. As Canadian economist, Jim Stanford, noted: “Coming six years into a lacklustre recovery (the weakest since 1945), […]
Continue ReadingStrengthen Public Services for all Canadians
Stephen Harper famously said that “you won’t know Canada when I am through with it”. Since coming to power in 2006, he has systematically set out to further weaken Canada’s social safety net, cut essential public services, and eliminate agencies and programs that engage in advocacy, public policy and promote democratic engagement. Harper’s austerity agenda […]
Continue ReadingConservative’s Hypocrisy over Veterans
The Conservative Party has been ramping up Canada’s role as a military and imperialist power. Alongside this the federal government has been ramping up spending on publicity programs claiming to honour veterans. Funding for the Canada Remembers program, whose purpose it is to encourage national pride in Canada’s military history, was increased by 21% in […]
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Immigration to Canada: A History of Class, Race, Oppression and Resistance
Refugee Crisis The horrific situation for refugees trying to find a haven in Europe has shone a spotlight on Canadian government policy. The tiny number of Syrians allowed to come to Canada calls to mind shameful events in Canada’s past. The refusal to allow the entry of more than a handful of Jews fleeing the […]
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Socialist Alternative Magazine #1
Stop Harper, Turn Left! Build a Voice for 99% Healthy Environment and Good Jobs Canada’s Unions: A Powerful force for Change Strengthen Public Services for All Canadians Education – A Basic Right Idle No More Calls for Action … and more For printed copies, please send us an e-mail to [email protected] Please consider making a […]
Continue ReadingSocialist Alternative Launches Fight for 15 Broadsheet
PDF of Broadsheet here
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