Ford Canada announced in April that it would postpone all electric vehicle production at its Oakville assembly plant in Ontario by two years until 2027 due to “softening demand,” meaning that people aren’t buying EVs because their price is too high. “We are committed to scaling a profitable EV business, using capital wisely and bringing […]
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Carlo Mosti is a member of Alternative Socialiste, ISA in Québec Québec’s Minister of Economy, Fitzgibbon, has been defensive about the construction of the multi-billion-dollar Northvolt battery plant south of Montreal. The most recent criticism is that the mega-plant project is being rushed through, even dodging a proper environmental assessment. The right-wing CAQ government changed […]
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Solidarity with Gaza … and more from Canada and abroad! 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 build […]
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After two months of rolling public sector strikes, starting on November 6, involving up to568,000 workers, the government of Québec has put forward an improved offer to the Common Front and another union, which the unions are putting to their members for a vote. There were two million strike days in November alone. The Common […]
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Over 500,000 Québec public service workers were on strike on Thursday, November 23. There were huge rallies across the province. This is the latest stage of the workers’ struggle to improve both their pay and conditions and the quality of public services. On November 6, 420,000 public sector workers in Québec’s Common Front of four […]
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End the War on Gaza … and more from Canada and abroad! 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 […]
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Julien Daigneault and Charles D-V-L are members of Alternative Socialiste (ISA in Quebec). The failure of Montréal’s flagship affordable housing program, “20-20-20,” is making the rounds in Canada. The metropolis’ housing crisis is making life unaffordable for many and boosting homelessness and poisoning from toxic drugs like never before. Entrusting the management of cities to […]
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We Can’t Afford Capitalism Alberta Election Forestry: For Jobs and Old Growth Solidarity: the Heart of the Working Class No Justice, No Reconciliation Alienation and Capitalism Money for Death Not Life Stand up for Planet and People Ban Caste Discrimination Book Review: The Myth of Normal … and much more from Canada and abroad! Our […]
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Unsurprisingly, the Coalition Avenir Québec (Coalition for Quebec’s Future, CAQ) under François Legault won a second term in the province’s election. The far-right libertarian Québec Conservative Party, led by Éric Duhaime, votes grew dramatically. The Liberals and Parti Québécois, which dominated elections for years, continued an ignominious decline. Meanwhile, Québec’s reformist left stagnates and ignores […]
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