Big Parties Have No Answers to Economy’s Plummet

September 1, 2015

The Communist Party reacted angrily today to the abject failure of the main political parties to address the deepening economic crisis in Canada with any meaningful policies promote growth and create permanent, well-paying jobs for working people across the country.

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Les grands partis n’ont pas de réponse à la chute de l’économie

1er septembre 2015
Le Parti communiste a réagi avec colère aujourd’hui à l’abjecte incapacité des principaux partis politiques à répondre à l’approfondissement de la crise économique au Canada avec des politiques significatives pour promouvoir la croissance et la création d’emplois permanents et bien rémunérés pour les travailleuses et les travailleurs à travers le pays.

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Le 19 octobre, votez pour donner la priorité aux besoins des travailleuses et des travailleurs plutôt qu’aux profits des compagnies.

9e août 2015
La plateforme électorale du parti communiste du Canada propose: le plein emploi et des salaires plus élevés; l’imposition du « 1% » et non plus de celles et ceux qui sont dans le besoin; le développement des programmes sociaux; la protection des droits du travail; la nationalisation des ressources naturelles et énergétiques ainsi que des banques; le retrait de l’OTAN; la réduction des émissions de carbone; l’abrogation des lois sur la sécurité d’État; la justice pour les peuples autochtones; l’égalité des sexes.

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On October 19, vote to put the needs of working people and the environment first, before corporate profit!

August 9th, 2015
The Communist Party of Canada’s election platform includes: full employment and higher wages; tax the “one percent”, not the needy; expand social programs; a massive housing program; protect labour rights; nationalize energy, natural resources, and the banks; withdraw from NATO; cut carbon emissions; scrap “security state” laws; justice for Aboriginal peoples; full gender equality.

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The Federal Election: rejecting the Tories agenda, creating conditions for advance

The following commentary is from the Political Report of the June Central Committee meeting. You can read the full report here.

After nine years of Tory rule, the coming federal elections on October 19th will provide a crucial opportunity to finally remove the reactionary government of PM Stephen Harper and the Conservatives from office, to reject their political agenda, and to create better conditions for democratic and progressive advance in the post-election period.

After finally securing a parliamentary majority in 2011, the most recent term of the Harper government has been particularly disastrous for the working class, for Canada’s indigenous peoples, for the cause of peace, and for our environment. As we predicted at the time, “The Harper Conservatives’ full-blown program will quickly [now] come to the fore: their ‘law and order’ agenda, the further imperialist drive to militarization and war, and a sharpened assault on labour, democratic and social rights and services.”

The Conservatives won that election because of overwhelming support they received from Canadian and international finance capital. The Tories had long been the preferred political vehicle of some circles of monopoly, especially in the oil and financial sectors. But they are now the ‘party of choice’ for virtually all sections of big business in Canada – the party upon which finance capital can rely to carry through its class offensive ruthlessly and without hesitation. As such, the Harper Conservatives remain the main enemy of the working class and its allies, and their defeat on October 19th must be the most immediate and pressing priority for all of the labour and democratic forces across the country.

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