No more middle road
President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto sign the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, November 2018. Photo by Ron Przysucha. Th...
Herman Rosenfeld
How is the Canadian labour movement responding to Israel’s attacks on Gaza?
Since Israel began its brutal siege of Gaza on October 7, Canada’s labour movement and trade unions have largely lined up in support of Palestinians. Photo by Labour 4 Palestine/X.…
Building a labour movement to take on the billionaire class
In October 2021, 10,000 John Deere workers struck plants and warehouses in Iowa and Illinois, as well as smaller facilities in Kansas, Georgia and Colorado. Photo by Jordan Chariton/Twitter. Class…
A first post-pandemic political victory—hardly a ‘general strike that could have been’
Education workers and other supporters amass at Queen’s Park to protest after the Ontario government enacted the notwithstanding clause to legislate a contract on the union. Photo courtesy OPSEU. The…
Shaking up the status quo in the NDP
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh announces the 2019 election platform in Ottawa. Still image from YouTube/CBC. This article is part of a series in which CD editors asked NDPers, current and…
US election: What could it mean for Canada and the Canadian left?
US President Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a “Keep America Great” rally at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, Arizona, February 19, 2020. Photo by Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons.…
Challenges and Openings for the Free Transit Movement in Toronto
Toronto’s public transit system is the third largest in North America, after New York City and Mexico City, but it is chronically underfunded. Photo from Needpix. Toronto is Canada’s largest…
Reform and Transform: Police Abolitionism and Sloppy Thinking
RCMP officers assemble in Burnaby Mountain Park in response to a citizen’s protest rally against oil giant Kinder Morgan, Thursday, November 20, 2014. Photo by Mark Klotz/Flickr. This article is…
Ford Unifor Agreement Ratified: Voted Down at Oakville Unit, Local 707
Photo from Windsorite.ca As bargaining between Unifor and the Canadian branches of the Detroit Three automakers came down to the last company, Ford, the signs were pointing to an emerging…
The NDP and the Election
Photo by Canada’s NDP At this moment, it seems that Harper’s Conservatives are losing ground, headed for possible defeat or minority status, if recent polls are to be believed. If…
Alberta’s Orange Crush
Image from Public Domain The New Democratic Party’s (NDP) surprise landslide victory in last week’s provincial elections in Alberta sent a shockwave through Canadian politics. With over 40 percent of…
Pensions and the Detroit Bankruptcy
Municipal workers across the United States — and especially those already retired — were dealt a warning shot in mid-July when the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy. Municipal bankruptcies,…
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: A User’s Guide
By now many of you have probably heard of the rather incredible story of Rob Ford, the mayor of Toronto, having a relaxed and rather intimate conversation — and even…