The wildfire tragedies – a call for radical action against global warming
| | | | |

The wildfire tragedies – a call for radical action against global warming

The Fort McMurray fire, which broke out May 2nd during an unprecedented spring heat wave in northern Alberta, now covers 423,000 hectares of boreal forest as of May 18th. The plight of more than 80,000 Fort McMurray residents, frantically trying to evacuate amidst fire and smoke, knowing they might not have homes to return to,…

CPC wraps-up successful 38th Central Convention
| |

CPC wraps-up successful 38th Central Convention

By Kimball Cariou The 38th Central Convention of Canada’s second-oldest political party wrapped up in Toronto on May 23, after three days of intense debates, a lively Saturday night banquet, and the election of a new leadership. Forty-three delegates were elected to the Communist Party’s convention, joined by a number of alternates, members of outgoing…

97th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike
|

97th anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike

The labour movement across Canada, and especially in Winnipeg, will mark the anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike this year. The Communist Party of Canada welcomes these celebrations and will work for the success of these important tributes. The 1919 Winnipeg General Strike is one of the greatest working class struggles in Canadian history, a…

TPP Public Hearings: “These consultations are a sham”
|

TPP Public Hearings: “These consultations are a sham”

Contribution to the public hearing on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, convened by the House Standing Committee on International Trade in Montreal, May 10th 2016 Thank you for letting me speak today. My name is Johan Boyden and I am the Central Organizer of the Communist Party of Canada, which has a 95 year history fighting for…

May Day 2016: Build Coalitions, struggle for a Common Front
| | |

May Day 2016: Build Coalitions, struggle for a Common Front

May Day greetings from the Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada May Day 2016 arrives in an environment where stagnating imperialism seeks to extend its existence, using war, nationalism, militarism, religious fundamentalism and racism to continue its exploitation of the planet and its peoples. Inter-imperialist rivalries for world domination escalate the dangers of war…

Solidarity with the people of Venezuela – No imperialist interference!
| |

Solidarity with the people of Venezuela – No imperialist interference!

On this Global Day of Solidarity with the People of Venezuela the Communist Party of Canada condemns the ongoing imperialist interference in Venezuela, as part of the plan to destabilize the country and provoke “regime change.” We stand in unwavering solidarity with the Venezuelan people, the Bolivarian revolution and its elected President Nicolàs Maduro, and…

2016 Federal Budget: New Car – Not Much Gas
| | | | | |

2016 Federal Budget: New Car – Not Much Gas

The 2016 federal budget proposes to make good on the slew of Liberal election promises that resulted in a Liberal majority last fall.   Fed up with the Tories, Canadians chose the Liberals as the preferred vehicle to drive the Tories out and move the country away from a decade of austerity, war and corruption, to…