On the commemoration of one year since the beginning of this brutal genocide perpetrated in Gaza, the Communist Party of Canada reiterates its anti-imperialist and internationalist solidarity with the people and resistance of Palestine in their struggle for national liberation. This is not an ethnic or a religious battle. It is an anti-imperialist struggle that concerns all workers, supporters of peace, progressives and democrats throughout the world.
À quelques jours de la commémoration de la première année depuis le début de ce génocide vain perpétré à Gaza, le Parti communiste du Canada réitère sa solidarité anti-impérialiste et internationaliste avec le peuple et la résistance de Palestine dans leur lutte de libération nationale. En effet, il ne s’agit ni d’une bataille ethnique et encore moins religieuse. Il s’agit d’une lutte anti-impérialiste qui concerne l’ensemble des travailleurs, des partisans de la paix, des progressistes et des démocrates à travers le monde.
The Communist Party of Canada strongly condemns the recent Israeli attacks against Lebanon, the largest and deadliest since the 2006 war. In the span of barely a week, we have witnessed the detonation of Israeli-rigged pagers, bombings, and airstrikes—some reaching the suburbs of Beirut—that have killed more than a thousand people, primarily civilians. These attacks have destroyed public infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, and schools, and forcibly displaced half a million people.
Le Parti communiste du Canada condamne énergiquement les récentes frappes israéliennes contre le Liban, les plus importantes et meurtrières depuis la guerre de 2006. En l’espace d’une semaine à peine, les explosions de téléavertisseurs truqués par Israël, les bombardements et attaques aériennes dont certaines ont atteint la banlieue de Beyrouth, ont fait plus de mille morts, principalement des civils, détruit des infrastructures publiques dont des routes, des hôpitaux, des écoles et déplacé de force un demi-million de personnes.
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The Communist Party of Canada condemns the federal government’s recent decision to end work permits for tens of thousands of migrant workers. This cruel and calculated move exposes the harsh reality of the super exploitation that underpins Canada’s immigration regime—a system designed not to protect the rights of migrants but to exploit them as cheap, disposable labour for the benefit of big business. We stand in full solidarity with all migrant workers, international students, and their families who are now facing uncertainty, exploitation, and deportation as a result of these policy changes.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada has learned with profound sadness the news of the tragic death of cde. Sitaram Yechury, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), on September 12, 2024. We convey our most heartfelt condolences to Sitaram’s family and friends, and to the leadership and membership of the CPI(M) on the untimely passing of this outstanding Communist revolutionary and leader.
The Communist Party of Canada condemns the continuation of the Foreign Interference Inquiry this fall. The Inquiry, initiated by a CSIS propaganda campaign, constitutes neo-McCarthyism which threatens democracy and the rights of immigrants while preparing the public for war.
The government’s actions coming out of the first round of the inquiry in the spring were to establish a Foreign Agents Registry and expand CSIS’s powers. This represents an alarming erosion of civil liberties, disproportionately targeting immigrant communities and stoking fear and xenophobia without offering meaningful solutions. This inquiry, which is reconvening, lacks transparency, as senior security officials and the government have presented heavily redacted evidence, leaving the Canadian public in the dark.
In late August PM Trudeau announced plans to impose tariffs on certain Chinese imports to Canada. These include a whopping 100% tariff on Chinese-made electrical vehicles (EVs), as well as 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum products from China, to take effect in October.
Interestingly, the tariffs were announced immediately after the ruling Liberals received a secret briefing from Jake Sullivan, the U.S. National Security Advisor, at their Cabinet retreat in Nova Scotia. Sullivan demanded that Canada follow suit in imposing such tariffs, in line with U.S. and EU tariffs imposed earlier this year. And the Trudeau Liberals meekly obliged Washington’s instructions.
Depuis plusieurs mois, voire quelques années, on assiste à une montée de la combattivité des salariés du secteur des transports. En début d’année, ce sont les syndiqués du RMT britannique qui ont débrayé. En mai, les cheminots de la CGT française se sont également mis en grève.
Ces luttes sociales qui allient meilleurs salaires et conditions de travail avec le refus catégorique du démantèlement du monopole public sur les transports publics surviennent alors que la pandémie de COVID19 a rappelé le caractère névralgique de ce secteur pour les économies nationales et mondiales. Ainsi, d’une part, les monopoles se sont rués sur cette opportunité pour garantir leurs profits en intensifiant la privatisation et la mise en compétition entre les différents acteurs de l’industrie, puis en pressant les travailleurs à travers des journées de travail plus longues, plus pénibles et moins payées en salaire réel considérant l’inflation ambiante. Souvent, ces mesures anti-populaires sont adoubées par les pouvoirs publics. De l’autre, les travailleurs ont repris conscience de leur pouvoir de négociation et refusent de se vendre sur plateau d’argent.
Over the last few months, if not years, we have seen an increase in the militancy of employees in the transport sector. At the beginning of the year, it was RMT union members in the UK who walked out. In May, French CGT railway workers also went on strike.
These social struggles, which combine better pay and working conditions with a categorical refusal to dismantle the public transportation monopoly, are taking place at a time when the COVID19 pandemic has served as a reminder of how vital this sector is to national and global economies. On the one hand, the corporate monopolies have seized on this opportunity to guarantee their profits by stepping up privatization and competition between the various players in the industry, and on the other by squeezing workers through longer, more arduous working days and lower real wages, given the prevailing inflation. These anti-grassroots measures are often endorsed by the public authorities. On the other hand, workers have regained their bargaining power and refuse to be sold a bill of goods.