Peter Rosenthal in 1983. Photo from Medium. An obituary announcing Peter Rosenthal’s death on May 25 describes him as “an esteemed mathematician, lawyer, and political activist with an unwavering passion…
If assisted dying is extended and thoroughly normalized, writes John Clarke, the right to choose may be transmogrified into an ugly way to reduce costs and dispose of those who…
Century home and adjacent lot comprising the 214-230 Sherbourne properties. Photo by Andre Bermon. For the last year and a half, I have been part of a local grassroots struggle…
Margaret Thatcher served as British prime minister from 1979 to 1990. Photo by Tim Roney. Among many stories related to austerity and social abandonment that came across my news feed…
Pro-Palestine demonstration in downtown Toronto, January 21, 2024. Photo by John Pinel Donoghue. It has become almost routine for people who express solidarity with the struggle of the Palestinian people…
A Palestinian child stands among the ruins of a destroyed building in Gaza. Photo courtesy the United Nations/Flickr. Shortly after the news broke of the United Nations General Assembly’s December…
Pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne, Australia, May 22, 2021. Photo by Matt Hrkac/Flickr. The recently deposed British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, has claimed that those participating in the massive protests taking…
Sarah Jama and Ontario NDP leader Marit Stiles. Photo courtesy Marit Stiles/X. There can be few on the left in Canada who remain unaware of the vile treatment of Sarah…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Photo from Facebook. As a right-wing conservative, Doug Ford has some things in common with Margaret Thatcher, but with a very significant difference: while Thatcher could…
Wildfire smoke from Canada consumes New York City, June 7, 2023. Photo by Anthony Quintano/Flickr. Two very different developments in the last year, each affecting the lives of workers in…
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow greets council, July 12, 2023. Photo from Twitter. The election of Olivia Chow as mayor of Toronto has captured attention across Canada. The largest city in…
“Let’s consolidate the victory of socialism.” Artwork by Konstantin Vyalov, 1932. Image courtesy Ogiz-IzoGiz. At the invitation of the Socialist Project, I recently wrote a review of the 59th annual…
Photo courtesy China Photos/Getty Images The Trudeau government has moved to expel Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei on the grounds that he has been involved in targeting members of Conservative MP…
Former BC Premier John Horgan. Photo courtesy the Province of British Columbia/Flickr. When former BC premier and NDP leader John Horgan announced that he is joining the board of a…
Condo towers in Toronto. Photo courtesy PARTISANS Projects/Flickr. Last November, Gaétan Héroux and I wrote an article for Canadian Dimension on an emerging struggle to prevent the construction of a…
Of the many manifestations of societal crisis we face in these harsh and uncertain times, the threat to public health care systems is among the most serious. The defence of…
On January 1, the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non-Canadians Act became law. This initiative by the Trudeau Liberals will have the effect of preventing businesses and…
Changes to Ontario’s Greenbelt Act are in the works that would remove 7,400 acres of protected land and hand them over to developers. Photo courtesy Greenbelt.ca. In Toronto, even though…
Members of the so-called ‘Trucker Convoy’ drive towards the Alberta legislature from Acheson, just west of Edmonton. Photo by Naomi McKinney/Unsplash. The institutions of law enforcement and security in Canada…
“The Funeral Ceremony of Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales and Saxe Coburg,” by Thomas Sunderland (1818). Image courtesy the National Portrait Gallery/Wikimedia Commons. It was hardly surprising…
