The Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada joins with other progressive and democratic movements in condemning the G7 Summit being held June 8-9 at La Malbaie, an isolated location far from Quebec City.
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Le sommet du G7: un agenda d’austérité, de pauvreté, de destruction de l’environnement et de guerre
Le comité exécutif central du Parti communiste du Canada se joint aux autres mouvements progressistes et démocratiques pour condamner le sommet du G7 qui se tient les 8 et 9 juin à la Malbaie, un endroit isolé, loin de la ville de Québec.
Trudeau’s pipeline deal bails out Big Oil, shafts Indigenous peoples & the environment
The federal Liberal government’s $4.5 billion purchase of the TransMountain pipeline expansion project is a bonanza for Kinder Morgan shareholders, but a disaster for Indigenous peoples, the environment, and communities along the pipeline route. The Communist Party of Canada calls on Parliament to reject this dangerous sellout, and instead to move away from reliance on extraction and export of raw materials, towards energy and resource policies that protect the interests of people and the environment, and respect Canada’s commitments to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and the Paris Agreement.
PM Trudeau: Condemn Fascist violence in Ukraine against Petro Simonenko and the CPU
On May 8th, security state forces of the fascist Ukrainian government forced their way into the home of Petro Simonenko, leader of the Communist Party of Ukraine, destroying the front entrance and contents over the strenuous objections to what was a vicious and unlawful attack. At the same time, the offices of the Communist Party of Ukraine were also unlawfully attacked and occupied. It appears likely that the fascist government intends to arrest Simonenko on trumped up charges in the next few days.
May Day 2018: Unite against war and reaction!
As we celebrate and build the struggles of the working class around the world this May Day, the enemies of peace are busy organizing for war.
The list of countries under attack or facing increasingly bellicose threats by the United States and its NATO allies is growing. The last year has seen sweeping sanctions and destabilization attempts against the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, US and Canadian backing for an ongoing soft-coup in Brazil, and an election stolen by the elite in Honduras.
1er Mai 2018: Travailleuses et travallers du monde unissez-vous contre la guerre et la réaction
Alors que nous sommes en train de nous organiser pour célébrer et construire les luttes de la classe ouvrière à travers le monde en ce premier mai, les ennemis de la paix sont occupés à s’organiser pour la guerre.
La liste des pays attaqués ou confrontés à des menaces de plus en plus belliqueuses de la part des États-Unis et de leurs alliés de l’OTAN est en augmentation. La dernière année a été marquée par une progression des sanctions et des tentatives de déstabilisation contre la révolution bolivarienne au Venezuela, alors que les États-Unis et le Canada ont soutenu le coup d’État institutionnel (soft coup) en cours au Brésil ainsi qu’une élection volée par l’élite au Honduras.
Expulsion of Russian diplomats is part of a dangerous new Cold War
The Communist Party of Canada has sharply condemned the Trudeau government’s decision to expel four Russian diplomats from Canada, in lock step with the Conservative government of Theresa May in UK, who demanded ‘solidarity’ actions from European and NATO countries, including the US, declaring she had led “the largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers in history”.
Canada’s entry into Mali strife: Another Afghanistan fiasco
The March 19 announcement that Canada will send “peacekeepers” to the west African country of Mali is an ominous signal that under Justin Trudeau’s Liberals, Canada is increasing its role in dirty wars intended to make the world safe for imperialist exploitation.
The deepening crisis in Mali has its origins in a variety of factors, from the history of intervention by French imperialism, to the overthrow of Libya’s Col. Gaddafi, and the scramble for hydrocarbons and uranium wealth by western-based corporate interests.
Federal Budget 2018: A kiss and a promise
If the Liberal government’s goal with its Feb. 27 budget was to expose the Tories as advocates of austerity, unable to see or respond to the crisis of falling wages and living standards, they probably succeeded. And if they also hoped to expose the NDP’s weaknesses, they may have succeeded in revealing that the NDP has stepped away from the progressive policy ideas it was once known for, in its campaign to gain Big Business support.
With this budget, full of promises but short on delivery, the Liberals aim to create the impression that they are the only progressive alternative, and that working people can count on them to protect their interests.
In fact, the Liberals represent the interests of the banks and the multi-national corporations. They are the preferred party of Big Business, after a decade of the discredited Harper Tories.
IWD 2018 Greetings – Women* Rise Up!
This year, women will celebrate International Women’s Day with a renewed sense of strength. In many places around the world women are taking stands against sexual harassment, and sexual violence. While in North America this is often connected with what is called the #metoo movement, it is also happening in countries as diverse as India, Ireland and Japan. We know that sexual violence is still common – in particular women who are Indigenous, racialized, trans, homeless, or sex workers are disproportionately at risk. In war zones, rape is a weapon.