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Communists Demand Electoral Reform and Legislation to Enact MMP

février 3, 2017

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…

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

janvier 31, 2017février 3, 2017

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…

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

Décembre 22, 2016juillet 13, 2025

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!

novembre 10, 2016novembre 10, 2016

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

novembre 10, 2016janvier 16, 2018

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…

Brief to the Special Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reform

octobre 8, 2016octobre 10, 2016

The Communist Party of Canada is a registered political party with a 95 year history of fighting for peace, democracy, and socialism. Our party was the first political party in Canada to call for proportional representation. We maintain that any discussion about electoral reform should begin with scrapping the anti-democratic “Un-Fair Elections Act” imposed by…

For international working class unity against imperialism: 38th Central Convention, Main Political Report, Section one.

août 25, 2016juillet 13, 2025

Our 38th Central Convention meets at a moment of escalating danger, from increasing war, environmental crisis and economic decay. As the systemic crisis of capitalism continues to deepen, and the effects of the 2008 economic meltdown continue to be felt, imperialist states and organizations are becoming increasingly aggressive. The standoff between nuclear armed states in…

Canada and the Fightback: 38th Central Convention, Main Political Report, Section two.

août 25, 2016juillet 13, 2025

The 38th Central Convention of our Party follows a major political upheaval in the recent federal election, and a new escalation of the global economic crisis which emerged in 2007-08. Initially, the Canadian economy was buffered to some degree by exports of fossil fuels and other natural resources, and because Canada’s megabanks were somewhat less…

Build mass Labour struggles and a People’s Coaltion

août 23, 2016octobre 5, 2016

Labour Day 2016 statement from the Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada Coming almost a year after the defeat of one of the most dangerously reactionary governments in Canadian history, Labour Day 2016 is an important point for the organized trade union movement to respond to challenges facing the working class in the changed…

Unite to Defend and Strengthen LGBTQ2SI Rights!

juin 21, 2016octobre 7, 2024

An Injury to One is an Injury to All! Pride 2016 Statement from the Communist Party of Canada and the Young Communist League The massacre in Orlando at the Pulse gay night club makes it clear that the struggle for the rights of LGBTQ2SI people is far from over. (Note: In this statement, the acronym…