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Qatar World Cup a death trap for migrant workers
The Western-backed dictatorship is working migrants to death
The death toll for migrant workers preparing for the 2022 World Cup is staggering. More than 400 Nepalese workers in...more)
Toronto: how can the election of new mayor make a better city?
Can the election strengthen movements, that will need to continue regardless who is elected?
Toronto mayor Rob Ford won a landslide election four years ago, but now faces a half-dozen right-wing challengers—while Olivia Chow...more)
ONDP: WTF?
The Ontario NDP rejected a $14 minimum wage and have supported austerity budgets
In the aftermath of defeating the Tories in Niagara, which forced an about face by Hudak on “right to work,”...more)
Their democracy vs ours
Real democracy means workers' control of production
When we look at the so-called democratic societies we live in today, what does this democracy mean? For most of...more)
French fascists make gains in election as voters punish Francois Hollande
The French nazi party is taking advantage of the crisis of social democracy
The fascist Front National (FN) achieved its best ever results in a first round of France’s local elections last weekend...more)
Powershift conference builds climate justice
This weekend's Powershift conference will bring together the movement for climate justice
On March 28-31, hundreds of youth will join the Powershift Atlantic conference in Halifax/K'jipuktuk, Mi'kmaqi Territory, to build the climate...more)
Solidarity against repression in Egypt
Help stop the execution of more than 500 people in Egypt
Mass death sentences handed down by a court in Egypt’s Minya province to 529 alleged supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood...more)
Afghanistan worse off after 13 years of war
NATO wasted a trillion dollars to kill thousands in a war for oil
Amid much fanfare and a considerable amount of myth-making, the last Canadian troops have come home from Afghanistan. The media...more)
Passing the torch to a new generation of abortion providers
With the passing of an older generation of abortion providers, a new generation is needed
The last 12 months have seen the passing of three well known abortion providers in Canada; Dr. Henry Morgentaler age...more)
Crown workers reject rotten deal
Crown workers are united after seven months on strike, but need solidarity to win
After seven months on strike, workers at Crown Holdings in Toronto –members of United Steelworkers Local 9176–have delivered a resounding...more)
Day of Honour, day of hypocrisy
Harper is building pro-war memorials to hide his anti-veteran agenda
Cape Breton Island is one of the most magnificent natural regions of the country. The clash and union of rugged...more)
"Raise the Rates" campaign targets Liberal convention
Anti-poverty activists expose the Liberals war on the poor
To the samba beat of Rhythms of Resistance, and shouts of "Stop the War on the Poor, Raise the Rates...more)
Interview: Quebec's left-wing party
Socialist.ca interviews QS candidate Benoit Renaud about his party and the movements it supports
The mainstream media in English Canada have reacted to the upcoming Quebec election with hysteria about “separatism,” while ignoring the...more)
Labour against racism
The workers movement is a global movement and solidarity is critical
Unions across Canada are bringing trade unionists together to link workers struggles to the ongoing fight against racism. The Day...more)
Support the Tyendinaga arrestees
Support Indigenous activists arrested for a blockade demanding an inquiry into missing and murdered women
Members of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory (located near Belleville in southeastern Ontario) appear to be in the vanguard in taking...more)
The glory of the Black Panther Party
A review of David Hilliard's autobiography
This Side of Glory By David Hilliard and Lewis Cole Lawrence Hill Books David Hilliard’s autobiography tells the story of...more)
A new workers' party in South Africa?
After 20 years of ANC government, the mineworkers are organizing for a new party
In the single most important political development in South Africa's post apartheid history, the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) has...more)
Why vote NDP?
We vote NDP not for what they will do in office, but for the effect on people's confidence outside office
With a potential provincial election in Ontario this year, and a federal election next year, there is recurring talk of...more)
Discrimination and health of immigrants in Canada
Anti-immigrant racism undermines health by affecting employment, housing, and social support
Visible minorities and immigrant groups who have migrated to Canada are discriminated against. This leads to physiological and mental health...more)
Quebec election: “Quebec Inc”?
Pierre Karl Péladeau running for the PQ has made the Quebec election clear: Quebec Inc or Québec solidaire
The announcement by Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Péladeau to run for the Parti Québécois sent a shockwave through both...more)
Capitalism and sports
We need to challenge capitalism to reclaim sports as a pursuit of pleasure and health instead of profit
Sports for the average person are something to enjoy—whether they are watching it to relieve stress or playing them to...more)
The Olympics and resistance
We need athletics and sports that doesn’t come with weight of nationalism and austerity
The Sochi Winter Olympic games have wrapped up now and the world’s attention has shifted elsewhere. When the Russian government...more)
Film review: Young Lakota
Young Lakota takes an unflinching look at the intersection of reproductive justice and the fight for indigenous sovereignty.
Young Lakota documents the tumultuous struggle for reproductive justice in South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from 2006 to 2008,...more)
Neither the West nor Russia: no to imperialist war games over Ukraine
The best hope lies in workers uniting in protests and strikes against all oligarchs, at the same time overcoming the nationalisms that are providing support for the imperialist war games.
The appearance of Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms on the streets of Crimea and the reaction to this of the...more)
Land and Labour
Land and Labour looks at how humans interact with nature.
Land & Labour: marxism, ecology and human history by Martin Empson describes our historical relationship with nature, and how that...more)

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