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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…

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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…

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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
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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…

Mobilisons-nous contre la montée du racisme
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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…

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Communists Demand Electoral Reform and Legislation to Enact MMP

The Communist Party of Canada has condemned the Liberal government’s decision to abandon its promise to introduce electoral reform, calling it self-serving and anti-democratic. “The PM says there ‘s no consensus in the country for electoral reform”, said Communist leader Liz Rowley, “but that’s not true. Seventy percent of electors cast votes for parties that…

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Communists Demand Immediate Government Action on US-inspired Hate Crime in Quebec

The Communist Party of Canada today condemned the deadly attack by a masked gunman with assault weapons which killed 6 people and injured 19 more, who were at prayers in the Grand Mosque in St. Foy, Quebec Sunday night. The Party’s Executive Committee expressed deepest sympathy to the families of those killed and injured in…

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Repeal C-51, Scrap CSIS: Brief to the House Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security

Brief to the House Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security Consultation on Canada’s National Security Framework, including Bill C-51 Communist Party of Canada, December 2016 The following Brief outlines the position of the Communist Party of Canada regarding former five-part omnibus Bill C-51, (the Anti-terrorism Act, passed by the Harper Conservative government in…

Unite against Trump’s ultra-right racists!
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Unite against Trump’s ultra-right racists!

Statement on the U.S. election, Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada, Nov. 10, 2016 The election of Donald Trump marks an extremely dangerous shift, that threatens peace, democracy and sovereignty abroad, and labour, civil, social, and equality rights in the U.S. As the de facto leader of a fascist movement, Trump has been compared…

S’unir contre les racistes d’extrême-droite de Trump
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S’unir contre les racistes d’extrême-droite de Trump

Déclaration sur les élections américaines, Comité exécutif central, Parti communiste du Canada, 10 novembre 2016 L’élection de Donald Trump marque un changement extrêmement dangereux qui menace la paix, la démocratie et la souveraineté à l’extérieur des États-Unis, et les droits civils et sociaux, ainsi que le droit à l’égalité aux États-Unis mêmes. En tant que chef…