Liberals take away rail workers’ right to strike

The Liberals forced rail workers back to work without using back-to-work legislation.

Zionist witch-hunt against pro-Palestine labour leader: Hands off Fred Hahn!

Fred Hahn is doing the right thing standing up to Zionist attacks.

Ruling class braces for railway shutdown

Canadian rail workers have voted to strike, and the bosses are scared.

Why Canada’s ruling class won’t solve the housing crisis

For Canadian capitalists, it’s more profitable to keep supply low to sell homes at higher prices and keep rents high.

B.C. Conservatives rise from the dead to challenge NDP

The B.C. NDP’s slide to the right has made it possible for the B.C. Conservative Party to rise from the grave.

Guns for Bangladesh, coups for Venezuela: Canada’s imperialist hypocrisy

For weeks, Canada has unleashed another round of hypocritical denunciations of “human rights violations” in Venezuela—while remaining silent as its ally in Bangladesh shot hundreds of students and workers.

WestJet aircraft maintenance engineers strike and win!

On June 28, history was made by aircraft maintenance engineers.  In spite of being the most recent employee group to unionize, they have become the first ever workers to strike in WestJet’s 28-year history. 

Assembly of First Nations throws doors open for Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre was given time to speak at the most recent Assembly of First Nations general assembly. This demonstrates that there is a layer of Indigenous capitalists who are seeking rapprochement with the system to get a piece of the pie for themselves.

Danielle Smith has no right to cry about the Jasper wildfire

A few days after the town was ravaged by wildfire, Conservative Premier Danielle Smith held a press conference where she waxed lyrical about the “magic of Jasper” in between suppressed sobs. But she has no right to cry over a tragedy, when she defends the system that caused it.

Canada joins NATO military spending frenzy

At this year’s NATO conference, Canada was pushed to commit more to the imperialist arms race. 

But the money to pay for these new weapons will not fall from the sky. It will mean cuts to schools, healthcare and other services that workers depend on.