Over the last four years, in response to the right-wing agenda of Doug Ford’s government in Ontario, many union leaders have put forward a perspective of “Don’t fight now, wait for the election.” Today that strategy lies in tatters after Ford’s Progressive Conservatives (PCs) sailed to a second majority government in the Jun. 2 Ontario […]

The gracious bosses at Starbucks have decided to grant a wage increase for their “partners” across Canada. Affecting 20,000 workers, this will mean an increase of a dollar above provincial minimum wages, and a six to 10 per cent increase for workers who have been with the company for a year. They’re even giving three […]

Hot dogs. A pack of cigarettes. A Macbook Pro. Foster kids. They all share one commonality: they are commodities. Such is the revelation brought forward by a recent Global News/APTN joint investigation into the state of Ontario’s child welfare system. This might come as a surprise to some. But that feeling of surprise will quickly […]

Gas prices have shot up to around $2 a litre in most of Canada. This marks an increase of 50 per cent since the beginning of the year, and is a huge burden on working class families. Some academics believe that these costs are discretionary, but the reality is that most workers have no choice […]

The federal NDP has shattered its credibility as an opposition to Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the wake of its deal to support the Liberal minority government until 2025. At a time of growing anger against the establishment, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has instead chosen to defend the status quo. In doing so, he has handed […]

The Canadian single-payer health-care system is one of the greatest victories of Canadian workers. However, after decades of clawbacks, millions of Canadians do not have a family doctor. The system is far from “universal”. Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian health-care system had major problems that contributed to inadequate and delayed medical care. […]

After a very tense month, the much-awaited result of Jason Kenney’s leadership review came in with a 51.4 per cent approval. With such a dismal result, Kenney resigned despite having defiantly said before that he would hold on to his leadership position with anything above 50 per cent. A lot of Kenney’s detractors might have […]

More people have lost their lives to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) than any other police force in Canada so far this year. As of writing, four people have been killed by the EPS so far in 2022. The four deaths by the EPS has already surpassed the number of fatal police incidents that occurred […]

Ottawa police are investigating what they are calling a “hate-motivated crime” that occurred on Sunday, May 1 during the “Rolling Thunder” rally. Ironically, the targeted group of this “hate-motivated crime” appears to be fascists—meaning that it is illegal to oppose fascism. This is a clear example of why we cannot rely on the state to […]

After four years of Doug Ford, Ontario’s schools and hospitals languish in disrepair, public sector nurses face pay cuts, and bosses are more empowered to bust unions and block basic employment protections. Unfortunately, while the ruling class is pushing for new cuts and new attacks, none of the main parties are putting forward a clear […]