The banker or the bully: Carney is no alternative to Poilievre
The fear of Poilievre has turned to hope that Carney can beat him. But Carney is no alternative. Between Carney (the banker) and Poilievre (the bully), workers must fight for real alternatives that leave no one left behind.
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“A lot of things that used to matter to me don’t matter to me anymore”: An interview with Omar El Akkad
Omar El Akkad, the Canadian-American journalist and award-winning author of “What Strange Paradise” and “American War,” makes his non-fiction debut with “One Day Everyone Will…
Stop the cuts at Saint Mary’s University
I have been teaching at Saint Mary’s University as a part-time instructor for nearly a year and a half now. Despite this part-time status, my…
Will Trump’s tariffs be good for auto workers?
This article was first published by Labor Notes. It is reprinted with permission. During the 2019 General Motors strike, while my fellow workers and I…
Library workers for supervised consumption sites
In December of 2024, the Ford government announced amendments to The Community Care and Recovery Act that would close supervised consumption sites (SCS) within 200…
Leveraging the election to build workers’ power
Just two months ago, the federal Conservatives were sailing towards an easy election. The Liberals were crumbling under Justin Trudeau, and Poilievre’s victory seemed so…
Trump’s tariffs and ‘delinking’ from the US
The Trump-initiated trade war will have a major impact on all our lives. The US turn to protectionism means great instability and uncertainty in a…
France: Le Pen’s sentencing on corruption charges and the fight against fascism
Antifascists in France have had good news. At the end of a two-month trial, far‑right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling…
Omar El Akkad’s indictment of Western liberal hypocrisy and complicity in genocide
Omar El Akkad’s latest book, One Day, Everyone Will Always Have Been Against This, articulates the emptiness, anguish, and contradictions many of us have experienced while witnessing our governments’ complicity and even justification for the genocide in Gaza. The liberal establishment’s silence and inaction is appalling, but as El Akkad argues, it is not out of character.
Human rights lawyer turned Attorney General Gary Anandasangaree must take action against Israel’s genocide
Recently appointed as Canada’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice by Prime Minister Mark Carney on March 14, 2025 (a position he is likely to…
