Capitalism failed us: The Bombardier Saga

The Bombardier saga continues. After being handed billions in government subsidies, the value of the company’s shares has plummeted by more than 50% and the company is almost $10 billion in debt. Thousands of workers have been laid off and the government has lost hundreds of millions. The elephant in the room is obvious to […]

Trudeau’s blackface unmasks the racist hypocrisy of liberalism

Three separate instances of Justin Trudeau wearing blackface have surfaced this week. Usually this type of scandal is reserved for Republican governors of the Southern United States, but this goes to show that Canada is not exempt from racism as some believe. These racist photos have also come to light during an election where racism […]

2019 Fightback congress discusses Indigenous struggle: Revolution not reconciliation!

  More than 160 revolutionaries gathered in Toronto, May 18-20 for the 19th congress of Fightback and La Riposte Socialiste, the supporters of the International Marxist Tendency in Canada. The three-day congress brought attendees from Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Victoria, Waterloo, Hamilton, Ottawa, Oshawa, as well as international guests from Britain, Sweden and the United States. […]

Allegations withdrawn as Fightback calls for accountability

On April 5, we published a report about recent attempts made to shut down our events in Ottawa and Toronto. Following the publication of this report, an anonymous individual made allegations online against two ex-members of Fightback. When we responded to these allegations detailing the investigation and actions we had taken, the entire comment thread […]

Group attacks Fightback in Ottawa as fascists target Toronto chapter: our reply

In the past week, two separate attempts were made to shut down Fightback events using violence and intimidation. The first incident, involving a group of about five individuals, occurred at a Fightback event at Carleton University, in which our activists and attendees were harassed, our materials were thrown to the floor and stamped on, and […]

Ford uses asylum seekers to distract and divide workers

A feud has erupted between Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau over the issue of immigration. Doug Ford has used a Trump-like discourse, blaming “illegal” immigrants and asylum seekers for societal ills, claiming that, “This has resulted in a housing crisis and threats to the services that Ontario families depend on.” At the end of July, […]

MONTREAL MARXIST WINTER SCHOOL 2019 – Reform or Revolution – In honour of Rosa Luxemburg
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London terrorist attack leaves four dead

Four people have been killed and at least 20 injured in what the police are describing as a “terrorist incident” this afternoon in central London. Shortly after 2pm, a man drove a vehicle into pedestrians at Westminster Bridge before crashing it against the fences of Parliament and then entering the complex wielding a knife. He […]

Nova Scotia Teachers fight back against the Liberal government