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…
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…
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,…
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…
People’s Voice newspaper commentary The shocking attack on Oct. 17 by RCMP officers against anti-fracking protesters in New Brunswick sends a clear signal that the Canadian state and the Harper Conservative government want to smash the growing resistance by Aboriginal peoples, environmentalists and other forces which oppose the destructive profiteering of transnational energy monopolies, such…
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…
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…
As the Globe has noted, “one of the sections of the bill touted most loudly by Prime Minister Stephen Harper would make it illegal to promote terrorism ‘in general.’ But even the experts don’t know what that means. It is already an offence to urge people to commit a terrorist act. What does this law…
New laws “won’t keep Canadians safer” New laws and new powers don’t necessarily guarantee security. But new laws that violate constitutional rights are a prescription for mistakes, and mistakes won’t keep Canadians safer. Sukanya Pillay, Executive Director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association “A secret police force” Prime Minister Stephen Harper never tires of telling Canadians that we are at war with the Islamic State….
1. ACTING OUTSIDE THE LAW Under this legislation, CSIS agents will be allowed to act against any perceived “threat to the security of Canada,” without a judicial warrant if they claim that their activities do not contravene Charter rights or the law. 2. DISRUPT “RADICAL” WEBSITES CSIS would be permitted to disrupt vaguely defined “radical…