Communist Party Condemns Attack on Canada Post
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Communist Party Condemns Attack on Canada Post

The Communist Party of Canada joins with the labour movement and its community allies in condemning the federal government’s unilateral decision to eliminate home delivery, raise postal rates, and cut thousands of jobs. While the “restructuring” announcement was made by Canada Post Corporation, these measures are orchestrated by the Harper Tories, as part of their…

15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties
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15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties

The 15th International Meeting of Communist and Workers’ Parties took place from Nov. 8-10, 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Communist Party of Canada was represented by Elizabeth Rowley, member of the Central Executive Committee and Ontario Provincial Leader.  Elizabeth presented the following intervention from the Communist Party of Canada.  ***************************  It is a great honour and a privilege to…

Down with the Omnibus Bill C-4!
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Down with the Omnibus Bill C-4!

  The Communist Party of Canada strongly condemns the new omnibus Bill C‑4 to implement elements of the March 2013 Conservative budget, changing many laws and containing an array of measures, including a fierce attack against the right to strike in the public service. In particular, this bill now gives the government, as an employer,…

No to Harper’s attack against the right to self-determination of Quebec!
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No to Harper’s attack against the right to self-determination of Quebec!

 The Communist Party of Canada strongly denounces the decision of the federal Conservative government to deny the right to self‑determination of the people of Québec, by intervening before the Québec Superior Court in support of the legal challenge to Bill 99 initiated by the former head of the Equality Party, Keith Henderson. Bill 99 was…

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No to “Values Charter”

No to Divisions! Yes to working class unity! Debates are raging in Québec over the “Charter of Québec Values” which the Parti Québécois government officially made public on Sept. 10, but whose content had been published for the most part by the media several days previously. In all likelihood, the government itself orchestrated these leaks…

Draft letter to an MP

Draft letter to an MP

Your Name Your Street Address Your Province and Postal Code Today’s date Name of MP Address of Constituency Office [find your  MP here] Dear [name of MP], Allow me to express my concern, shared by a growing number of people in Canada, that a Bill C-51 is very dangerous legislation. I agree with Communist Party of Canada and…

Videos
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Videos

Videos: Stop C-51 message by Miguel Figueroa; Kimball Cariou, editor of People’s Voice, on C-51 and its impact on alternative media;   The War Measures Act and Bill C-51; Serious concerns with C-51; The frightening potential of C-51; Elizabeth May takes up opposition on Bill C-51. Videos about C-51. More coming soon.

The existing anti-terrorist legislation already goes too far!
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The existing anti-terrorist legislation already goes too far!

In October, 2001, the first so-called anti-Terrorism legislation was passed by the Liberal Party following the beginning of George Bush’s “War on Terror.”  The expanded powers were highly controversial due to widely perceived incompatibility with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, in particular for the Act’s provisions allowing for ‘secret’ trials, preemptive detention and expansive…