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Analysis | July 8, 2025

Why we need a united front anti-war movement in Canada

As socialists, we see the united front method as essential to building lasting, sustainable movements. The recent illegal bombing of Iran by the U.S., Israel’s attacks on Iran, Lebanon and Yemen and its genocide in Gaza, the grinding bloody Russia-Ukraine war and the rise of militarism around the world show we desperately need to build a strong and broad based anti-war movement here in Canada.

Review | July 3, 2025

A review of James Cairns’ “In Crisis, On Crisis: Essays in Troubled Times”

James Cairns’ collection of essays begins by examining the questions one would expect from an academic book on “crisis”: What is a crisis? Who defines…

News | July 2, 2025

Galen Weston Jr.: Canada’s Top Profiteer

Galen Weston Jr, the former President and current Chair of Loblaw Company Ltd., now has another title to add to his name: Canada’s Top Profiteer….

News | June 30, 2025

Ontario government takes control of four more school boards

On the last day of school, Ontario’s education minister announced that the province will be taking control of four more school boards due to “mismanagement.”…

Analysis | June 26, 2025

A people’s history of gender, sexuality and reproduction

“To know what a culture insisted was marginal or deviant was to know what was in fact central.” From the overturning of Roe v Wade,…

News | June 25, 2025

Bill 33 and the school-to-prison pipeline: Ontario’s dangerous return to policing in schools

On May 29, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 33, the Supporting Children and Students Act. If passed, it would mandate the return of School…

Analysis | June 24, 2025

Canada’s fossil fuel emissions will grow with new military spending

On June 9, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made an announcement that finally obliterated his promise to end Canada’s old relationship with the United States….

Interview | June 23, 2025

“We must stand on the side of workers”: Building solidarity with the working class of Hong Kong

The tariff wars unleashed by U.S. President Donald Trump are plunging the global economy into crisis. This tariff crisis has heightened antagonism between capitalist states,…

News | June 19, 2025

“We’re falling behind”: Canadian Hearing Services workers strike for fair wages, job protections

A version of this article was first published on Antler River Media. For more than eight weeks, over 200 Canadian Hearing Service (CHS) workers have…

News | June 18, 2025

Carney gives green light for war on Iran

Canada may not be leading the war on Iran. But it is complicit. And that complicity is precisely where our opposition must begin.

Feature | June 17, 2025

Don’t attack Iran

Israel’s “pre-emptive” attack on Iran is not only a violation of international law, but also a dangerous escalation that we must vehemently oppose. US and Israeli officials have already signaled that large numbers of ordinary people will suffer or be killed. The Israeli defense Minister has warned that “Tehran residents will pay the price.” Trump also issued an ultimatum that everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran, a city of more than 10 million. Such statements set the stage for mass atrocities.

News | June 16, 2025

France: Palestine movement moves up a gear as Rima Hassan, MEP, returns from imprisonment in Israel

On Saturday June 14 mass demonstrations were called in Paris and around the country by all five major national union confederations, from the radical Solidaires…