We need a working class response to Trump’s tariffs

Trump’s tariffs are an existential crisis for the labour movement. We need class struggle methods to defend jobs. 

Crackdown on immigration hits international students

It is not enough on its own to demand that international students be given the right to stay and to work. Under the current conditions, this would mean demanding the right for international students to pay extortionate tuition rates and work hyper-exploitative jobs to get by. This is not a status quo we can accept.

Immigration isn’t making Canada poorer—the capitalists are

In light of last week’s announcement that the Trudeau government is making dramatic cuts to immigration levels, we are republishing the following article, which explains the communist approach to immigration.

Capitalism failed us: The Bombardier Saga

The Bombardier saga continues. After being handed billions in government subsidies, the value of the company’s shares has plummeted by more than 50% and the company is almost $10 billion in debt. Thousands of workers have been laid off and the government has lost hundreds of millions. The elephant in the room is obvious to […]

Trudeau’s blackface unmasks the racist hypocrisy of liberalism

Three separate instances of Justin Trudeau wearing blackface have surfaced this week. Usually this type of scandal is reserved for Republican governors of the Southern United States, but this goes to show that Canada is not exempt from racism as some believe. These racist photos have also come to light during an election where racism […]

2019 Fightback congress discusses Indigenous struggle: Revolution not reconciliation!

  More than 160 revolutionaries gathered in Toronto, May 18-20 for the 19th congress of Fightback and La Riposte Socialiste, the supporters of the International Marxist Tendency in Canada. The three-day congress brought attendees from Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Victoria, Waterloo, Hamilton, Ottawa, Oshawa, as well as international guests from Britain, Sweden and the United States. […]

Allegations withdrawn as Fightback calls for accountability

On April 5, we published a report about recent attempts made to shut down our events in Ottawa and Toronto. Following the publication of this report, an anonymous individual made allegations online against two ex-members of Fightback. When we responded to these allegations detailing the investigation and actions we had taken, the entire comment thread […]

Group attacks Fightback in Ottawa as fascists target Toronto chapter: our reply

In the past week, two separate attempts were made to shut down Fightback events using violence and intimidation. The first incident, involving a group of about five individuals, occurred at a Fightback event at Carleton University, in which our activists and attendees were harassed, our materials were thrown to the floor and stamped on, and […]

Ford uses asylum seekers to distract and divide workers

A feud has erupted between Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau over the issue of immigration. Doug Ford has used a Trump-like discourse, blaming “illegal” immigrants and asylum seekers for societal ills, claiming that, “This has resulted in a housing crisis and threats to the services that Ontario families depend on.” At the end of July, […]

MONTREAL MARXIST WINTER SCHOOL 2019 – Reform or Revolution – In honour of Rosa Luxemburg