Trudeau is going, but the uncertainty and turbulence are not over. The Liberals are scrambling to choose a new leader by March 9, and very soon after that they will face electoral defeat. Storm clouds of Trump’s new presidency loom with his threats of 25 percent tariffs on Canadian goods and his proposal to make […]
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The Liberal government has ended the strike of 55,000 postal workers with an underhand use of an obscure clause, Section 107, of The Canada Labour Code. They used the same tactics to attack rail and port workers. In all three cases the bosses made unreasonable demands, attacking working conditions and jobs and then refusing to […]
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Chrystia Freeland’s resignation as Finance Minister is the latest blow to the crumbling Trudeau government. The NDP has stated it will vote “no confidence” in the government. How the government’s demise plays out is being debated now by Liberal MPs, as they face humiliating defeat in the election that is probably only months away. Unfortunately, for […]
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Nine days after the polls closed on Saturday, October 19, the outcome of BC’s election is becoming clearer. The BC Conservatives, which only four years ago got less than two percent of the vote and elected no one, with many candidates who had outlandish and bizarre views, nearly won. They were running against the NDP […]
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“It’s time for a change in this country, my friends – a real change.” A beaming Justin Trudeau spoke these words on the October 2015 evening when his Liberal Party won a crushing victory over the worn-out Stephen Harper’s Conservatives and the hapless Tom Mulcair’s New Democrats. These are also approximately the words that are […]
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BC United has folded its election campaign in support of the BC Conservatives. The October election is going to be tight. Kevin Falcon, BC United’s leader, after months of accurately criticizing the reactionary and sometimes weird ideas of the Conservatives and their leader John Rustad, suddenly announced his party was supporting them. The decision was […]
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The conservative Saskatchewan Party is heading to its fifth election victory, even after 17 years of misrule. The Sask Party led by Brad Wall, “the demon barber of the prairies,” defeated the NDP in 2007. Over the years the government has carried out a fairly standard conservative austerity agenda of low corporate taxes, resistance to […]
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Socialist Alternative #30 This is a bumper 20-page issue! Contents include: Subscribe to Socialist Alternative! You can now subscribe to Socialist Alternative’s magazine for a modest $2 a month or $24 a year and receive each printed issue delivered to your mailbox. With an additional donation, you can become a sustainer of our magazine and […]
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Renewable Energy Needed for Jobs and Climate BC’s NDP government enthusiastically supports the extraction and export of Liquid Natural Gas (LNG). It claims LNG is a “cleaner” alternative to coal, and burning it is part of a “transition” away from fossil fuels. The reality is that LNG is actually worse than coal for global emissions. […]
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One year ago, after the defeat of the NDP in the Alberta general election, Socialist Alternative warned about the Alberta NDP’s fatal strategy of trying to appeal to conservatives or “to be a party for all Albertans.” This strategy failed in the 2023 general election and Danielle Smith, despite her controversial policies, became the premier. […]
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