Black gold Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) is fond of talking about the oil fields. Sometimes it feels like it’s all they talk about. But their attention has shifted to another black gold: coal.  Years of downturns, tax cuts, and layoffs in the oil sector—which in 2013 provided $2.48 billion in royalties—have left thousands of […]

British Columbia has seen a massive uptick in anti-Asian racist attacks, which have skyrocketed by 717 per cent in Vancouver compared to the same period last year. The proliferation of anti-Asian racism reflects a general international trend fueled by governments and the capitalist press, spreading conspiracy theories and xenophobic propaganda to distract from their own […]

Twenty years ago today witnessed one of the most significant demonstrations of the “anti-globalization” movement of 1999-2001. This anti-capitalist movement burst asunder the corporate dominance of politics in the 1990s. In Quebec, the imperialist powers walled themselves off in an armed camp and fired round after round of teargas against the assembled protesters, who successfully […]

Last summer, tens of millions of people in the US participated in the Black Lives Matter movement sparked by the racist police murder of George Floyd. Nearly one year later, on April 20, 2021, his killer Derek Chauvin was convicted of three charges: second-degree unintentional felony murder; third-degree “depraved mind” murder; and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin’s conviction […]

In response to the current deep economic crisis, previously unthinkable solutions are gaining in popularity. Overnight, the most ardent supporters of austerity have backed massive bailouts. “We are all Keynesians now” is the new watchword of the ruling class. Governments, even if they don’t want to admit it, are in practice adhering to modern monetary theory. The idea of a universal basic income is being seriously considered by those in power. But can such reforms actually solve the crisis?

Normally, the monarchy is the least of the concerns of working class Canadians and Quebecers. But occasionally, a new scandal reminds us that this archaic, useless and anti-democratic institution continues to be at the heart of the Canadian political system. It goes without saying that Marxists are the strongest advocates of the abolition of the monarchy and the Senate. But how can this be done?

Days before the 2021 NDP convention, the National Post expressed their horror at a proposed resolution calling to abolish billionaires. The Post condemned the resolution as a “modern socialist utopia” and gave a warning against supporting such a radical demand. As Marxists, however, instead of being horrified at the radicalism of the resolution, we would […]

After numerous statues of John. A MacDonald, Queen Victoria and others have been defaced and torn down, the conservative press has launched a vicious campaign to bring down monuments and statues of Canadian doctor and communist Norman Bethune. Here we examine the hypocrisy and lies of the Canadian rightwing, and the real history of Norman Bethune and what he stood for.

There are more people than ever who want to overthrow capitalism through revolution. But how can the working class achieve this? How can we organize a socialist revolution?

In response to a mining development in Nunavut, Inuit hunters fought back by blockading the Baffinland airstrip and mine access road. This was in response to the company attempting to steamroll the project forward in spite of widespread concerns over the expansion. In an amazing sign of solidarity, a group of employees stranded by this […]