Police raids on Wet’suwet’en blockades: ‘Rule of law’ is the rule of capital
Blockades, far from “undermining the rule of law and the administration of justice,” are actually about reaffirming Indigenous law and administering climate justice.
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Gig workers deserve real labour rights, not backroom deals
Less than 12 hours after co-sponsoring a labour-led discussion on the rights of gig workers, United Food and Commercial Workers Canada (UFCW) announced it had…
It’s one world or no world
The emergence of yet another COVID variant and a surge of new infections and restrictions have people wondering if this pandemic will ever end. We’ve known…
Ontario workers need paid sick days, CERB, and status for all
Entering year three of the pandemic, case counts have exploded, admissions to hospitals are rising, ICUs are filling up and our public services are at…
COVID and widening wealth inequality
At the same time as the pandemic caused 100 million people worldwide to fall into extreme poverty, the world’s billionaires enjoyed their highest increases in…
Neither nationalist borders nor liberal globalization will stop COVID-19
Covid has shattered many worlds, and it can shatter the neoliberal credo that there is no alternative. But only if we are courageous enough to reject to liberalism and nationalism, and embrace internationalism.
‘We’re (not) all in this together’
When we eventually take off our masks and realize who is responsible for our survival, an honest person will know that it was front-line workers, often lacking a decent wage, paid sick days and job security who must get (and take) the credit.
When will Canada admit its Venezuela coup failed?
Three-years ago Juan Guaidó declared himself president of Venezuela in a Caracas park. The same day Canadian foreign minister Chrystia Freeland formally recognized the little-known…
Omicron, schools and Ford’s failure
The Ontario government’s handling of the education system during the pandemic has been roundly critized by parents, educators and students for failing to adequately fund…
Capitalism, climate change and the rising cost of food
Anyone who has gone to buy groceries lately has noticed the rising price of food. For workers and people on fixed incomes the increased cost…
