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Workers fight low wages and precarious employment
The fight for $14/hr continues
On April 14, a crowd of about 175 people marched in downtown Toronto to demand a $14-an-hour minimum wage and...more)
Missing and murdered Aboriginal women: when will there be justice?
Violence against Indigenous women is rooted in colonization, poverty, racism and sexism
For many, the tragedy of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls first became prominent with the media coverage of...more)
Quebec election: la lutte continue
The PQ was defeated and QS made gains that can help to fight the Liberals
The results are in: Québec solidaire (QS) won a third seat in the National Assembly, and the party garnered 7.5...more)
RIP people killed by Flaherty's policies
Mourn the victims of austerity, and organize to stop it
Former federal finance minister Jim Flaherty died an early death at 64, causing the business community, the Tories and Liberals—but...more)
Save home mail delivery: save our public postal service
A town hall meeting in Ottawa built opposition to the privatization of Canada Post
On April 9, the Hintonburg Community Centre in Ottawa welcomed residents of the municipal ward of Kitchissippi to a Town...more)
Sowing dissent
Annabel Soutar's play explores profit-driven science and its impact on farmers
The last decade has seen the flourishing of "verbatim theatre," a style of documentary theatre that uses court transcripts, interviews,...more)
Interview: how NL students defeated loans and won grants
A united students movement has made Newfoundland and Labrador the first to replace loans with grants
After keeping tuition frozen for 15 years, a united student movement has made Newfoundland and Labrador the first province to...more)
Unfair elections: their democracy and ours
We need to link defence of Parliamentary democracy with building an alternative outside Parliament
Since Harper’s Tories came to power, their disdain for democracy has been a running theme. From the 2009 prorogation of...more)
Organizing against Hudak's attack
Hundreds attended a meeting of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council to challenge Hudak
On Thursday, March 6th, the Toronto and York Region Labour Council set aside the normal agenda for the monthly meeting...more)
Harper's war on democracy
Stephen Harper is waging war on elections and also broader mechanisms of democratic engagement.
Stephen Harper is waging war on elections and also broader mechanisms of democratic engagement. Harper has interfered in elections—violating election...more)
System Change not Climate Change
Get your copy of the new climate justice pamphlet
How do we win a world of climate justice? Stopping climate catastrophe and winning a world of climate justice is...more)
The Paris Commune: revolution in democracy
The Paris Commune showed that the 99% can run society democratically
We're in the middle of the anniversary of the Paris Commune, which lasted from March 18 to May 28, 1871,...more)
Ukraine and inter-imperial rivalry
The West and Russia are competing over Ukraine, and Canada is escalating tensions
The new government of Ukraine is completely incapable of meeting the needs of the people who were involved in the...more)
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)

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