Exposing Doug Ford’s Ontario: Why we must defend the public sector and the workers behind it
Contrary to what the Ford government wants us to believe, public services and public sector workers are our best defense against economic precarity—not privatization.
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Freedom of speech means freedom to agitate: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and the free speech fights in Missoula and Spokane
On October 3, 1909, American labour activist Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was arrested in Missoula, Montana. She was leading a campaign of civil disobedience across the…
Postal workers are striking to save public services (again)
This past Thursday, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) resumed their strike in response to the proposal announced by Joël Lightbound (Minister of Government…
Mark Carney and the contradictions of Canadian nationalism
Pierre Trudeau once noted that Canada bordering the United States was akin to a mouse living next to an elephant. This euphemism perfectly encapsulates Canada’s…
When peasants revolt: Class struggle in a public health crisis
Amongst the feelings of fatigue and pessimism in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, many political figures turned to messages of hope and encouragement…
Against carceral unionism: OPSEU must divest from the correctional bargaining unit
Prisons are anti-labour and anti-Indigenous institutions that exist to warehouse the surplus populations left behind by the production of capital. Its populations consist of primarily…
“Our schools are in crisis”: 51,000 Alberta teachers threaten Smith government with strike
The Alberta Teachers (represented by the Alberta Teachers Association) is set to strike on October 6, 2025, unless a deal is reached before then. This…
Solidarity, not scapegoating: The fight-back at Christie Pits
The tension in Toronto’s Christie Pits Park on Saturday, September 13th carried the weight of history. In 1933, Christie Pits was the site of historic…
Explosions in France as Macron names his pal Lecornu Prime Minister
On September 8, the sleepy minority government of François Bayrou fell. This was the reactionary Prime Minister who recently expressed sympathy with those who “felt…
Ford government’s school board takeover agenda continues
Rumours have begun to surface that Paul Calandra has plans to collapse Ontario’s 72 school boards into just four: English Public, English Catholic, French Public…
