Calling the government’s push toward resource extraction without genuine engagement short-sighted, Temagami First Nation Chief Shelly Moore-Frappier said, “This is not economic reconciliation. This is economic coercion.” The federal government, provincial governments and industry are increasingly using the mantra of “economic reconciliation” but what they really mean is development in the interests of big business, […]
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Times are tough for working-class people in Canada. The cost of living keeps going up, including the cost of housing, debt, transportation, and groceries. Wages aren’t keeping up with inflation. People are struggling to pay rent in inadequate or poor-quality housing, and welfare rates are insufficient to keep recipients above the poverty line. Youth face […]
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Air Canada and Government Defeated Flight attendants working for Air Canada have won a victory for themselves and the entire the labour movement. In addition to winning important gains for themselves, their determination to defy the Labour Board’s return-to-work order has reinforced workers’ right to strike. The 10,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public […]
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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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In a result that would have been unthinkable just four months ago, the Liberal Party of Canada has won its fourth consecutive election, securing another minority government. Polling showed that the Conservative leader, Pierre Poilievre, was poised to win a historic victory. Instead, he lost the seat he has held since 2004. This demonstrates the […]
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A socialist candidate came first with over 51 percent of all the votes in Vancouver’s recent byelection. This clearly shows that people are looking for real change. On Saturday, April 5, Vancouver went to the polls to elect two councillors to replace two who had resigned. The campaign was dominated by two issues — the […]
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Not surprisingly, the Liberal’s new leader, Mark Carney, has called the federal election for April 28. The Liberal’s sense is that they can win. At the end of January Poilievre and the Conservatives seemed to be coasting to a landslide victory. Two months later it is now the Liberals who appear to be heading to […]
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Update April 6 COPE won a stunning victory in the byelection. COPE’s candidate, Sean Orr, topped the poll! After 2.5 years as the majority party on Council, the reactionary party of the developers — ABC, led by mayor Ken Sim — is hated. Their candidates finished bottom of all the parties, with only 14 percent […]
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Update: March 24 The federal election is on April 28. The Liberals hope with Carney as leader and Poilievre too closely associated with Trumpish politics they can win again. Currently the NDP is languishing far behind, discredited after propping up the Liberals for 2.5 years. Mark Carney won with a landslide — supported by 86 […]
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Update: March 6 Trump is treating the economies of Canada, Mexico and the US the way a cat “teases” a captured mouse. He is playing with the future and livelihoods of 500 million people. On March 4, tariffs on all imports from Mexico and Canada were hit with 25 percent tariffs, apart from energy and […]
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