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Socialist Alternative Magazine #7

October 3, 2017 Socialist Alternative Canada

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Québec Solidaire Rejects Coalition with Parti Québecois

July 4, 2017 Alternative Socialiste (ISA in Quebec)

The decision by the Quebec leftist independence party Québec Solidaire (QS) to refuse an electoral pact with the Parti Québécois (PQ) at its 12th congress on May 21, has set off a local media storm against QS, with the leader of the PQ, Jean-François Lisée, leading the charge, accusing QS of putting its interests first […]

Trudeau: Environmental Hypocrite Melts the Arctic

May 19, 2017 Bill Hopwood

In the 117 months that Harper was Prime Minister, not a single major tars sands pipeline was approved. In just 13 months, Trudeau approved two major pipelines, Kinder Morgan’s line to Vancouver and Enbridge’s line to Lake Superior. These two pipelines will add more than double BC’s current annual total release of CO2 to the […]

BC’s Cliff-hanger Election

May 17, 2017 Socialist Alternative Canada

Written by Socialist Alternative members in Vancouver. After the British Columbia (BC) provincial election, no one yet knows who won or who will form the next government. At present, the out-going Liberals have 43 seats, one short of a majority, while the opposition New Democrats (NDP) have 41 and the Greens have three seats. In […]

Socialist Alternative Magazine #6

May 7, 2017 Socialist Alternative Canada

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 […]

Where are Trudeau’s Sunny Ways?

January 23, 2017 Tim Heffernan

Justin Trudeau took power in October 2016 adopting the mantra of sunny ways. After more than a year, how has he done? If he was a figure skater his performance might score high on style, but considerably lower on content/substance. Or as a young friend put it, “The smile is a change from before but […]

Socialist Alternative Magazine #5

January 16, 2017 ceulncmy

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 […]

Liberal Honeymoon: Clouds on the Horizon

September 26, 2016 Tim Heffernan

“A honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight,” said 18th century English writer, Samuel Richardson. This is not true of the relationship between Justin Trudeau and the Canadian public. Even after a year in office, the love-in between Trudeau and most Canadians continues. The reasons for this are many – Trudeau is such a contrast […]

Socialist Alternative Magazine #4

September 10, 2016 Socialist Alternative Canada

Inequality Rising Fight for $15 Growing Montréal Workers Strike For $15 Time for a Student Movement! Poverty Kills: Inequality is Bad for Health Site C: Stop the Damn! Liberal Honeymoon: Clouds on the Horizon Postal Workers Stop Management Attacks Brexit Shocks Elites US Elections Exposes Anger at Establishment … more on Canada and the world […]

Socialist Alternative Magazine #3

April 30, 2016 ceulncmy

Fight for $15! Reconciliation Needs Housing and Healing TPP: Destroys Jobs and the Environment Housing Crisis in Vancouver and Toronto Pharmacare: The Right Prescription Work Sucks: We Need the Economy that Works for Workers Postal Workers Show the Way Upheaval in US Politics Québec Workers Mobilize: Union Leaders Demobilize 100 Years of Women’s Vote, but […]