This article was originally published on Socialist Appeal. Boris Johnson has sent shockwaves across Westminster with his decision to suspend Parliament. This explosive move has thwarted attempts to block Brexit, leaving the ruling class in a frenzy. Labour must mobilise workers to kick out the Tories. Not since Oliver Cromwell’s dismissal of the Rump Parliament […]

On Aug. 19, Unifor President Jerry Dias invited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as keynote speaker to begin the union’s 2019 convention in Quebec City. This is less than a year after the Liberals forced anti-union “back-to-work” legislation on 50,000 postal workers with CUPW, and in a year when Dias himself sold out thousands of workers […]

Join us for the 10th annual Montreal Marxist Winter School! The theme for the 2020 school will be “The fight against imperialism.” We have a great line up of presentations based on this theme with a series of international speakers we will be bringing into Montreal to lead these discussions. The Marxist School has grown […]

Stock markets have experienced a roller-coaster ride over the past two months, as Trump’s erratic trade policy has brought the world economy to the brink of recession. In the latest move, Trump yet again partially postponed the introduction of new tariffs, which he announced two weeks ago. This temporary reprieve will do little to solve […]

Draconian measures by the Modi government regarding Kashmir have sent shockwaves across the whole region. On 5 August, the 70-year status of the disputed Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir was revoked by a presidential order. The existing constitutional arrangement was also revoked suddenly without any democratic process. The constitutional arrangement, referred to as Article […]

On July 28, the workers of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 2 released a statement calling for free public transit. CUPE Local 2 is a small union within the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), and represents approximately 650 electrical workers. Importantly, the statement calls on all workers of Ontario to join the struggle […]

People around the world have once again been shocked by a wave of shootings perpetrated by far-right extremists. The shootings in Gilroy, California and El Paso, Texas, were carried out by individuals who shared fascist manifestos detailing their beliefs prior to the attacks which claimed the lives of 25 people. You would have to be […]

On 5 August, the Trump administration took yet another step in escalating imperialist aggression against Venezuela by imposing an economic embargo. The current regime change offensive against President Maduro has so far failed miserably. Incapable of using direct military means to remove the Venezuelan government and impose one of its liking, Washington has decided to […]

On July 23, the Calgary city council voted 13 to one in favour of $60 million in spending cuts. This comes over a month after a group of small business owners rallied at city hall in protest of rising property taxes. In response, the city unanimously passed a $103.9 million tax relief plan which, in […]

Three months have passed since the Sudanese masses rose up and overthrew the hated dictatorship of General Omar al-Bashir a man who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for thirty years. Following months of escalating protests against cuts to basic subsidized necessities like bread and fuel, this marked an important victory for the Sudanese people, but it was only the first step in a revolutionary process.