There is a sharp struggle taking place inside the Conservative Party of Canada. Reminiscent of the Republican party leadership race which eventually saw Donald Trump come to power, the Conservative Party is sharply divided between right-wing populism and establishment conservatism. With rightwing populist Pierre Poilievre leading in the polls by a wide margin, many are […]

On March 28, defence minister Anita Anand announced that Canada would be going ahead with the purchase of a fleet of 88 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. The budget for the planes was presented as $19 billion, but this is just the up-front cost, and we can be sure that the final bill will […]

The Liberals and the NDP have announced a “confidence and supply” deal to prop up the minority Trudeau government until 2025. In exchange for voting for the next four Liberal budgets, and opposing any confidence motions, the NDP gained a letter talking about dental care and pharmacare, plus a number of other issues. However, when […]

Justin Trudeau has finally found his “just watch me” moment. In Canada it seems that world-historic figures and events do indeed appear twice. Pierre Trudeau for Justin Trudeau, the War Measures Act for the Emergencies Act. Marx was right—it really is a tragedy the first time and a farce the second. After weeks of inaction, the Trudeau […]

The “Freedom Convoy” has claimed its first political casualty. Led by its socially conservative right wing, the Conservative parliamentary caucus voted to remove Erin O’Toole as leader of the federal party on Feb. 2. O’Toole’s refusal to support the blockade in Ottawa unreservedly was the final straw for the right wing of the Conservatives, which […]

After the NDP failed to reach its potential in the federal election, shocking revelations have arisen from former parliamentary candidate Jessa McLean. McLean ran as an open socialist for the position of NDP president earlier this year, and gained one third of the vote. In a public post and follow-up interview with Fightback magazine, McLean […]

Thirty-six days and over $600-million later, the 2021 election has delivered an almost identical result to the 2019 election. Liberal prime minister Justin Trudeau has failed in his mission to win a majority as he had no credible argument as to why he needed one beyond a desire for personal power. The most notable aspect […]

A burning issue going into the 2021 federal elections is affordable housing. All three main political parties have incorporated the housing crisis into their campaign speeches but no party is offering a fundamental change from the status quo. Rather than the minor tweaks currently being promised to Canadians, the working class needs to fight for […]

This election season comes during a year of mass reckoning with Canada’s colonial history. The unearthing of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools sparked a sea change in consciousness about the nature of the Canadian state and its relation to indigenous people. Calls to take the Land Back have grown in frequency and […]

According to a CBC poll, 32 per cent of Canadians believe the environment is the most important issue in this election, higher than both the economy and COVID-19. It is not hard to understand why. From the wildfires that have raged across Canada and the world to the cataclysmic Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) […]