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Solidarity with Elsipogtog!

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…

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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…

Are you a terrorist?

Are you a terrorist?

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…

Other voices against Bill C-51

Other voices against Bill C-51

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….

Bill C-51 in 30 seconds

Bill C-51 in 30 seconds

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…

Downloads

Downloads

Campaign pamphlet. Stop Bill C 51 – CPC If you would like to hand out copies of this leaflet in your community, we would be happy to mail you copies. Please contact a local CPC office to order. Email: text in French and English Email – Defeat Police State Laws Dîtes au parlement qu’il doit…

Take action

Take action

Petitions, letters, statements and resolutions to MPs: – For a draft a resolution for your labour or community organizations, check out our downloads page. Please note the following are links to external websites. – Sign the Peoples Voice petition calling to scrap the Bill — and CSIS! – Sign the Green Party of Canada petition against the…

Collective punishment: as Canadian as Maple Syrup?

Collective punishment: as Canadian as Maple Syrup?

By Kimball Cariou As the global debate over the Charlie Hebdo killings descends into chest‑thumping and finger‑pointing, Canadians are being treated to the latest round of arguments over how to “defend our values.” For me personally, the term “Canadian values” brings to mind maple syrup, three‑down football, Hockey Night in Punjabi, the lyrics to “I’se…