2020 has exposed the horrors of capitalism to more people than ever before. From the inability of governments to manage the pandemic, to murderous racist police, to the chaos of the US election and beyond, the system that most have taken for granted for so long is decaying before our very eyes. In the midst […]

A universal basic income (UBI) is being seriously discussed across Canada, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the various federal benefit programs. A universal basic income is an unconditional payment made to all citizens and is usually a guaranteed, cash-based payment that all citizens receive regardless of income or tax bracket. There are […]

On 17 December 2020, a day of action was successfully organised by Fightback activists in different cities across Canada. Student, youth and workers staged protests in front of Pakistan High Commission and Consulates demanding answers on the state abduction of Amar Fayaz. Protests were held in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Ottawa and further actions happened in other places. […]

So far nearly 10,000 Ryerson students and community members have signed a petition demanding the removal of the Egerton Ryerson statue from the Ryerson campus. In addition, an open letter written by Continuing Education Students’ Association of Ryerson (CESAR) demanding the statue be removed has garnered 800 signatures by students, an endorsement from 20 organizations, […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, retail workers have been on the front lines. Through the summer, workers came to rely on asymptomatic testing and trusted Alberta Health Services (AHS) would be able trace COVID-19 cases, notify close contacts, and force businesses to follow social distancing and quarantine laws.  In mid-September, the United Conservative Party (UCP) government […]

Over the past eight months of the pandemic the Trudeau government has doled out hundreds of billions of dollars to Canadian corporations. However, they have consistently been vague and evasive when asked where exactly the money is going. We know about the 107 different programs drawn up to funnel money into the hands of corporations, […]

Canada’s homeless are at massive risk of being infected with COVID-19 in cramped shelters. They are suffering immensely in the pandemic. Since the COVID crisis began, homelessness has ballooned all across Canada, and governments everywhere have set their sights on the resulting tent cities. Just as Alberta entered its devastating second wave of COVID-19, the […]

Recent news has come to light that the Canadian government has spent $3.2 million over the last eight years to obstruct attempts by survivors of St. Anne’s Residential School from seeking compensation. Much of the costs are associated with the government’s fight to prevent over 12,000 documents from being released uncensored. Despite all of the […]

Comrade Amar Fayaz was abducted on 8 November 2020 by state authorities in Jamshoro, Pakistan, a month ago, and his whereabouts are still unknown. Comrades all around the world are showing solidarity and putting pressure on the Pakistani state, demanding Amar’s release. An online petition has gathered more than 6,000 signatures from comrades and supporters globally. In Canada, we […]

Alberta’s second wave of COVID-19 is in full swing, and the United Conservative Party (UCP) government is looking for someone to blame. In search of a target, Premier Jason Kenney aimed a “wake up call” at Calgary’s South Asian community in a recent radio interview.  Kenney singled out the community as a driver of COVID-19 […]