At Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung’s 10th anniversary conference
In October, the New York office of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung celebrated its 10th year of operation. CD columnist and editor André Frappier was there. Photo by Behance. The Rosa…
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CUPW’s difficult choice
CUPW workers picket at the Canada Post processing facility in Winnipeg, June 2, 2011. Photo by Trevor Hagan. Over the past few weeks, CUPW members across Canada and Québec have…
Québec Solidaire tightens party discipline with a view to election
At Québec Solidaire’s recent National Council meeting, controversy broiled over the leadership’s proposal to censure an organized group within the party, the Collectif antiraciste décolonial. Photo courtesy Québec Solidaire/Twitter. Québec…
Fighting the extreme right, building the left
Masked Proud Boys at a protest in Raleigh, North Carolina. Photo by Anthony Crider/Flickr. This article is a response to “Banning the Proud Boys—be careful what you ask for” by…
Québec solidaire defines its political priorities
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois and Manon Massé, elected spokespeople for Québec solidaire. Photo from Twitter. The pandemic has changed how civil society operates, making it difficult to function democratically. The strictures on…
CLC breaks solidarity with labour movement by endorsing Bill Morneau for OECD’s top job
CLC President Hassan Yussuff speaks at the Ontario Federation of Labour Convention, November 21, 2017. Photo courtesy of the OFL Communications Department/Wikimedia Commons. On October 30, the Canadian Labour Congress…
For an Internationalist Perspective in North America
Manon Massé, one of the two current leaders for Québec solidaire since 2017. The 2018 national assembly election in Québec marked a breakthrough for the Left. While a right-wing coalition…
Fighting Bill 21 in Québec
A sticker seen in Montreal on May 20, 2019 referring to Québec’s ban on religious symbols enacted by Bill 21. Photo from Flickr. During the federal election, Bloc Québécois leader…
The 2019 National Convention of the Democratic Socialists of America
Photo by Steve Eberhardt. Courtesy of The Nation. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held its biennial convention from August 1-4 in Atlanta. There were 1,056 delegates, representing 80 local…
Prospects for the federal election
Photo by European Parliament The NDP is currently at its lowest level of popularity since its meteoric rise in 2011, when the party won 103 seats, including 59 in Québec,…
Québec solidaire’s hard-fought win against the current
Photo by Québec solidaire The rise of Québec solidaire was in some sense historically ordained, although we didn’t realize to what extent. We kept hoping and working to make it…
The rise of the Right & the challenge of building a Left alternative
Just a few months away from the next Québec election, the polls are indicating a possible majority government for François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), with 37 per cent of…
Bill C-27 pension reform: an unprecedented attack on all
Photo by Art Babych/Shutterstock.com On October 19, 2016, federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled Bill C-27, taking aim at the Pensions Benefits Standards Act governing pension plans in workplaces under…
National Struggle and Class Struggle: Complementary or Contradictory?
Photo from Public Domain Parallels Between Catalonia and Quebec A major item on the agenda of the upcoming convention of Québec solidaire (QS), to be held in the Montréal suburb…
Québec solidaire gains ground
Photo by Quebec Solidaire Last Winter, Québec’s electoral representation commission made a controversial decision to redraw the boundaries of the electoral map in a way that jeopardized the existence of…
Québecers mobilize against intolerance and exclusion
The testimony gathered by media covering the January shooting at a Québec City mosque brings to light a somber situation. According to a representative of that city’s Muslim community, many…