Corporations pay dividends while claiming pandemic welfare

Over the past eight months of the pandemic the Trudeau government has doled out hundreds of billions of dollars to Canadian corporations. However, they have consistently been vague and evasive when asked where exactly the money is going. We know about the 107 different programs drawn up to funnel money into the hands of corporations, […]

Edmonton: City shuts down Camp Pekiwewin as pandemic worsens homelessness epidemic

Canada’s homeless are at massive risk of being infected with COVID-19 in cramped shelters. They are suffering immensely in the pandemic. Since the COVID crisis began, homelessness has ballooned all across Canada, and governments everywhere have set their sights on the resulting tent cities. Just as Alberta entered its devastating second wave of COVID-19, the […]

How much will the government spend obstructing justice for residential school survivors?

Recent news has come to light that the Canadian government has spent $3.2 million over the last eight years to obstruct attempts by survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School from seeking compensation. Much of the costs are associated with the government’s fight to prevent over 12,000 documents from being released uncensored. Despite all of the […]

Pakistan: international solidarity for comrade Amar Fayaz

Comrade Amar Fayaz was abducted on 8 November 2020 by state authorities in Jamshoro, Pakistan, a month ago, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Comrades all around the world are showing solidarity and putting pressure on the Pakistani state, demanding Amar’s release. An online petition has gathered more than 6,000 signatures from comrades and supporters globally. In Canada, we […]

Jason Kenney’s racist attack on the South Asian community

Alberta’s second wave of COVID-19 is in full swing, and the United Conservative Party (UCP) government is looking for someone to blame. In search of a target, Premier Jason Kenney aimed a “wake up call” at Calgary’s South Asian community in a recent radio interview.  Kenney singled out the community as a driver of COVID-19 […]

Fight back against mass COVID evictions!

A wave of anti-eviction demonstrations have recently hit Toronto. They will only continue to gain momentum as the province faces an eviction blitz during the winter and second wave of COVID-19. On Saturday, Dec. 5, more than 150 tenants from across the city alongside community organizers rallied in front of the Metcap Living Management head […]

Alberta: Disaster looms as the Kenney government procures field hospitals

“This is damage control right now,” said Dr. Darren Markland about the field hospitals. “This is where you send people so that they’re not seen to be dying in the streets. But the next step is refrigerator trucks.”

Hands off tent cities!

As COVID-19 cases reach all-time highs across the country, so too are the number of Canadians experiencing homelessness. Families and individuals who were able to pay rent before the pandemic now find themselves homeless. Instead of providing these people with homes during this difficult period, governments across the country have been cracking down on tent […]

Imperialist hypocrisy: Canadian government refuses to recognize Venezuelan election results

Amid Venezuela’s Dec. 6 parliamentary election, Canada’s foreign affairs ministry announced they will not recognize the results. The statement cited no evidence of election fraud or tampering, and came less than two years after Canada helped organize a failed coup to overthrow Venezuela’s democratically elected government. Canada used to consider the National Assembly to be […]

No more inaction! Unions must take the lead against second wave

Despite lockdowns in many major cities, COVID-19 cases continue to rise. This is because transmission is occurring in manufacturing and so-called “essential” services. Bosses are putting profits before health with impunity. Governments are hiding the names of businesses with outbreaks. As the infection and death rate rises, conspicuous in their silence are the leaders of […]