Tell Parliament: Stop Bill C-51
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Tell Parliament: Stop Bill C-51

Visit our anti-Bill C-51 campaign site here. Across Canada, alarms are being raised against Bill C-51, the so-called “Anti-Terrorism Act, 2015” which gives the Canadian state sweeping new powers to further criminalize public dissent. In the first place, it targets those critical of the corporate agenda of austerity, environmental destruction, and imperialist war. This dangerous…

On the expanding “War on terror”: unite to defend democracy, peace and equality
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On the expanding “War on terror”: unite to defend democracy, peace and equality

Since the terrible events of January 7 and beyond in Paris, politicians and the corporate media in the NATO countries, including Canada, are thundering that “we must all unite” in response to a so-called “declaration of war” by religious extremist groups. But under the cover of “safeguarding our freedom from terrorism”, the Harper and other…

À propos de l’expansion de la « guerre au terrorisme » : Unissons-nous pour défendre la démocratie, la paix et l’égalité
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À propos de l’expansion de la « guerre au terrorisme » : Unissons-nous pour défendre la démocratie, la paix et l’égalité

Depuis les terribles événements survenus à Paris le 7 Janvier et les jours suivants, politiciens et grands médias des pays membres de l’OTAN, dont le Canada, tonnent que «nous devons tous nous unir» en réponse à une soi-disant «déclaration de guerre» de groupes religieux extrémistes. Mais sous le couvert de «sauvegarder nos libertés contre le…

A win-win agreement for the peoples of Cuba, the United States and all the peoples of this hemisphere!
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A win-win agreement for the peoples of Cuba, the United States and all the peoples of this hemisphere!

The simultaneous statements by U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruiz are of great historic significance. The comprehensive package of measures aimed at improving the economic, political and diplomatic relations between these two countries signals the beginning of the end to one of the darkest periods in the history of this hemisphere…

Unite against Harper’s politics of fear
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Unite against Harper’s politics of fear

In the wake of the violent events in Ottawa and Quebec last month, the Communist Party of Canada warned against attempts to use such incidents to impose new restriction on civil liberties and democratic freedoms. The Harper government is clearly adopting such a strategy, in an effort to intimidate Canadians against expressing criticism of Conservative…

Solidarity with Communist Party and Communist Youth of Venezuela
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Solidarity with Communist Party and Communist Youth of Venezuela

The Communist Party of Canada condemns the criminal attack against the offices of the Communist Party and Communist Youth of Venezuela, that occurred in Caracas on October 21. This attack is part of the ongoing campaign by reactionary forces in Venezuela – with support from foreign powers – to destabilize the country and turn back…

Solidarity with Sudanese Communists
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Solidarity with Sudanese Communists

The Communist Party of Canada joins progressive and democratic voices around the world in condemning the new wave of anti-Communist repression in Sudan. We demand the immediate end of this repression and the release of all political detainees. The CPC is particularly concerned about the capture of Suliman Ali, the Political Secretary of the Sudanese…

Solidarity with Chilean Communists
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Solidarity with Chilean Communists

The Communist Party of Canada condemns the recent attack against the Secretary General of the Chilean Communist Party, Juan Andres Lagos. The political attack, which occurred on November 7, was committed by people who want to intimidate the Communist Party, its members and supporters, and is part of an escalating wave of anti-Communism in Chile…

Defend civil liberties and democratic freedoms
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Defend civil liberties and democratic freedoms

The Communist Party of Canada warns against the attempt by the federal Conservative government to use the recent events in Ottawa and St‑Jean‑sur‑Richelieu as justification to restrict civil liberties and democratic freedoms. Even before these unconnected incidents the government had been preparing new so‑called “anti‑terrorism” legislation to expand the legal scope for CSIS and other…

The continuing attack on democratic and civil rights must be reversed
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The continuing attack on democratic and civil rights must be reversed

The Communist Party of Canada’s Central Committee calls for democratic‑minded people to join in the condemnation of Montréal municipal bylaw P‑6 and support the ongoing court challenge against this law. Montréal is on the front line of a much broader, reactionary attack on democratic and civil rights which must be reversed. Bylaw P‑6 was created…