Stop Kiev’s bloody offensive against civilians!
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Stop Kiev’s bloody offensive against civilians!

Demand a negotiated political solution to the crisis in Ukraine The crisis in Ukraine continues to deepen with every passing day, and the danger that this conflict could spread beyond its borders and spark a direct confrontation between the U.S./NATO forces and the Russian Federation – both with vast nuclear arsenals – is very real….

Harper should apologize to people of Canada
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Harper should apologize to people of Canada

At a May 30 dinner in Toronto hosted by far right political activists, Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched a vicious Cold War style attack against communism. The Communist Party of Canada condemns Mr. Harper’s lies and baseless accusations. His slanderous speech aimed to build support for the growing NATO military build-up against Russia, and to…

Full solidarity with BC Teachers
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Full solidarity with BC Teachers

Yet again, the BC Liberal government has moved to attack the collective bargaining process and generate confusion and chaos across the provincial public education system.  The Communist Party of BC condemns Premier Clark’s “partial lockout” of BCTF members, which marks a serious escalation of her relentless attack against teachers and other education workers, and in…

May Day 2014: Our struggle for the future
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May Day 2014: Our struggle for the future

May Day Greetings This May Day 2014, more than five years have passed since the US housing bubble burst and quickly spread to a global financial crisis, the most acute and dangerous since the 1930s. The neo‑liberal agenda of the main imperialist powers had exported a global movement of unregulated and unrestrained capital, free trade…

Withdraw the “Fair Elections Act” Now!
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Withdraw the “Fair Elections Act” Now!

Stop the Attack on Democracy! Demand C-23 be Withdrawn Now! The Communist Party of Canada joins with other federally-registered political parties, labour and community organizations, and hundreds of Canadian and international constitutional experts and scholars in condemning the anti-democratic character of the so-called Fair Elections Act (C-23) and demanding its immediate withdrawal. We urge all…

On the Dangerous Developments in Ukraine
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On the Dangerous Developments in Ukraine

The deepening political crisis in Ukraine and the threat of regional conflict, possibly an even wider war erupting over the fate of Crimea, is extremely alarming. The ‘war of words’ emanating from Washington and Brussels is enflaming international tensions and could in turn provoke a global catastrophe. This crisis has been stoked by the ongoing…

NO to Counter-Revolution in Venezuela!
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NO to Counter-Revolution in Venezuela!

As violent, anti-democratic protests continue in Venezuela, the corporate media in Canada are deliberately spreading lies and confusion about the situation in that country. At this difficult time, the Communist Party of Canada expresses our full solidarity with the people of Venezuela and their freely elected government, and we condemn the vicious campaign of disinformation…

Joint International Statement on the reactionary developments in Ukraine
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Joint International Statement on the reactionary developments in Ukraine

The Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Canada agreed to sign the following Joint Statement of Communist and Workers’ Parties on the recent developments in Ukraine. *************************** The recent dramatic developments in Ukraine do not constitute the “victory of democracy” by the alleged “revolutionaries”, as it is being described by the mass media…

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Hands Off Syria: Keep up anti-war actions!

Syria: The Ongoing Imperialist Drive to War and the Need for Anti-war Mobilizing The imperialist drive to launch a military attack on Syria, which was rapidly accelerating only weeks ago, has been temporarily forced back. This is a victory for the forces of peace and solidarity, but the danger of escalation and direct intervention remain very…

B.C. Communists slam ferry service cuts
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B.C. Communists slam ferry service cuts

“The decision by the British Columbia Liberal government and the BC Ferry Corp. to slash services on many so‑called `minor routes’, and to eliminate free sailings during Monday to Thursday each week for seniors, will cause enormous hardships to the people of this province, while bringing paltry benefits to taxpayers. In fact, these cutbacks will…