Whose Rights? Peoples’ Rights!
It’s becoming clearer by the day. Communists believe that securing full social equality rights for LGBTIQ2S communities in Canada is part of a wider global movement to advance human rights by building socialism.
Refugees Welcome: Scrap the ‘Safe Third Country Agreement’ and all xenophobic and racist immigration policies
The Communist Party of Canada calls on the Trudeau government and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen to end meetings with U.S. counterparts discussing expanding and continuing the xenophobic “Safe Third Country Agreement” and instead immediately withdraw from the agreement. Minister Hussen, over the last two months, has been trying to reach a new…
Les réfugié-e-s sont bienvenu-e-s: Éliminez l’Entente sur les tiers pays sûrs et toutes les politiques d’immigration xénophobes et racistes !
Le Parti communiste du Canada appelle le gouvernement Trudeau et le ministre de l’Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté, Ahmed Hussen, à mettre fin aux discussions avec leurs homologues américains à propos de l’élargissement et de la continuation de l’accord xénophobe sur les tiers pays sûrs, et plutôt de s’en retirer immédiatement.
Aboriginal and Indigenous peoples struggles | Anti-racism | Civil and Democratic rights | Idle No More | Statements | Treaty and inherent rights | UNDRIP
Solidarity with Indigenous peoples’ demands for justice!
The acquittal of Gerald Stanley, who fired the shot that killed Colten Boushie, is a stinging indictment of the systemic racism which permeates the entire policing and legal system. The Communist Party of Canada stands in full solidarity with the demands of the Boushie/Baptiste family for genuine reforms to the institutions which continue to systematically…
Civil and Democratic rights | International relations and global solidarity | Palestine | Quebec politics
Update on City of Montreal’s removal of 2015 election signs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Citizens head to court against city of Montreal Montreal, January 18, 2018 Members of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) and the Communist Party of Canada (CPC) are suing the City of Montreal for compensatory and punitive damages for the city’s actions which occurred during the 2015 federal election campaign. The…
Anti-fascism | Civil and Democratic rights | Communist Party of Canada | Labour | Peace and disarmament | Peoples Coalition | Statements
Unite and fight: Jobs, democracy, sovereignty and peace
This Labour Day 2017, is the centenary of the Great October Socialist Revolution in Russia. Against all odds, the Russian workers defended their socialist revolution against invasion, fascism and wars, at an enormous cost of 22 million Soviet lives. Their goal was to create a new workers’ state in which the exploitation of one human…
New National Security Bill C-59 is a Threat to Democracy
Bill C-59, the Liberals’ new national security legislation, is a cleaned up continuation of the Tories’ infamous and draconian Bill C-51, which the Liberals promised to significantly amend if elected in 2015. In fact they voted for C-51 despite mass country-wide protests against the Bill before and during the election. Their promises to amend it…
Pride 2017: An Injury to One is an Injury to All!
Pride 2017 Statement from the Communist Party of Canada and the Young Communist League In 2017, Pride events across Canada take place in a much different context than one short year ago. The election of Donald Trump has encouraged fascists and other reactionaries to emerge from their dark corners and to openly promote hatred in…
Mobilize to defeat the racist agenda
The Communist Party of Canada condemns the escalation of activities by racist and neo-fascist movements across the country, such as the March 4 anti-Muslim rallies in over 60 cities and towns called by the “Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens”. While the CCCC pose as advocates of “fairness”, in reality they play upon the fears of…
Anti-fascism | Anti-racism | Civil and Democratic rights | Communist Party of Canada | Français | Islamophobia
Mobilisons-nous contre la montée du racisme
Le Parti communiste du Canada condamne la montée des actions dirigées par les groupes racistes et néofascistes à travers le pays, telles que les rassemblements anti-musulmans du 4 mars, organisés par la Coalition canadienne des citoyens inquiets (Canadian Coalition of Concerned Citizens – CCCC) dans plus de 60 villes canadiennes. Alors que ce groupe se…