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…
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…
The 3rd Memorandum debt refinancing pact signed between the Troika (European Commission, the IMF and the European Central Bank) and the Syriza-led government in Greece will have disastrous effects on the Greek working class and working people. It constitutes a monumental betrayal by the Syriza (social democratic) party of its previous promises to stand up…
Déclaration de la Fierté 2015 du Parti communiste du Canada et de la Ligue de la jeunesse communiste Nous sommes à l’été, la saison de la Fierté, avec des centaines d’activités dans les villes, grandes comme petites, à travers le pays. Le Parti communiste du Canada affirme chaleureusement sa solidarité envers la communauté LGBT et…
Miguel Figueroa, Leader of the Communist Party of Canada, discusses the larger political context of Bill C-51 and other ‘anti-terror’ legislation around the world and its relationship to the ongoing crisis of capitalism. This talk was recorded in March 2015, in Edmonton, Alberta and was part of a coast-to-coast multi-city tour against Bill C-51 by…
Solidarity and struggle against austerity Statement by the Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada On this May First, the international workers’ day, the Communist Party of Canada sends greetings to all working people in our common struggle for a socialist future and for an end to capitalist exploitation and oppression. May Day is an…
Commentary by Naomi Rankin, leader of the Communist Party-Alberta Visit the CP-Alberta election site at: www.communistparty-alberta.ca It’s springtime and a whiff of change is in the air. For the first time in 44 years, the outcome of an Alberta provincial election is not a foregone conclusion. The Tory dynasty has survived in part by casting each…
Commentary by CP-Alberta: www.communistparty-alberta.ca Alberta politics are heating up this spring, with a May 5 provincial election now underway. While pundits differ in their readings of the past year, it has been something of a rollercoaster ride for the two big right-wing parties, the Conservatives and Wildrose, allowing new space for the Liberals and especially…
Visit our stop Bill C-51 website! Following last Saturday’s successful day of action against the Harper Conservative’s “police state” Bill C-51, the Communist Party of Canada is calling for continued united action to block and defeat the proposed legislation. Over 75 actions, from Halifax to Victoria to Yellowknife, took place drawing many thousands into the…
This past weekend, actions mobilizing over 17,000 people took place in almost 80 cities across Canada. The Communist Party of Canada joined this movement with our full support, speaking in several places including Winnipeg (CPC leader Miguel Figueroa), Brampton (Elizabeth Rowley), Montreal (Pierre Fontaine) and Halifax (Jim Sacouman). Also pictured, rallies in Toronto, Vancouver and…