On Saturday Jan. 9, in an unprecedented move since the beginning of the pandemic, a curfew was imposed in Quebec. Quebec premier François Legault presented this measure as “shock treatment” to curb the spread of COVID-19. However, this curfew is just the most recent in the long line of measures aimed against individuals while leaving […]

On Nov. 12, Montreal’s “progressive” mayor, Valérie Plante, revealed the city’s 2021 budget which includes plans to increase police spending by $14 million. Since Plante entertained the notion of defunding the police over the summer, many who fought against police brutality over the last few months now feel disappointed and betrayed. How did this come […]

In addition to being back on the front lines during the second wave of COVID-19, health-care professionals in Quebec are in negotiations to renew their collective agreement. Despite the terrible working conditions putting the health-care system on the edge of collapse, the government refuses to budge. Sooner or later, the question of a strike will […]

On Nov. 21, two members of Atalante, a fascist group in Quebec, tried to intimidate a member of La Riposte socialiste in Quebec City at his workplace. This is not the first time this group has gone after left-wing activists in the city. We have a clear message for them: we will not be intimidated. […]

For Marxists, it is important not to merely glorify or condemn the FLQ, but to soberly study its errors and weaknesses. More than ever today, we need a revolution, and the history of the FLQ and its lessons can help us to understand the way forward in this struggle.

Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous woman and mother of seven, died in a Joliette hospital on Sept. 28. This was after she filmed her cry for help, claiming she was overmedicated by the nurses. In the video we see nurses and attendants insulting her and making racist comments. Carol Dubé, Joyce’s partner, is adamant: “Systemic racism […]

For the first time in a very long while, more than 20 unions and organizations, including the most important Montreal labour councils (the FTQ and the CSN), held a militant, anti-capitalist Labour Day rally.

We are faced with the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. Already, the CAQ, this government of the bosses, has demonstrated their intent to make us pay for the crisis. It is time for the labour movement in Quebec to revive its rich traditions of militancy and prepare for the struggle.

This article was originally published in French by La Riposte Socialiste. The Port of Montreal has been closed since Monday Aug. 10 by order of the dockworkers! After two four-day strikes over the last few weeks, the dockworkers have declared an indefinite strike. The employer, the Maritime Employers Association (MEA), has wasted no time in […]

A mass movement denouncing sexual assault has rocked Quebec over the past few weeks. This has taken the form of online callouts against thousands of people. Various famous personalities, including singer Éric Lapointe, Simple Plan bassist David Desrosiers and leader of the Bloc Quebecois, Yves-François Blanchette, have been denounced, just to name a few. This […]