It’s déjà vu all over again
Justin Trudeau during an election campaign stop in Montréal, October 17, 2019. Photo from Twitter. Two years of minority parliament and several weeks of rather bland campaigning later the election…
Michael Laxer
Justin Trudeau’s dangerous Syrian Trump gambit
Even nominally “progressive” media outlets like The Guardian took at face value that Trump was personally horrified by pictures of dead Syrian children. But this is all total rubbish. Anyone,…
NDP inhibits internal democracy with steep leadership race entry fee
Photo by OFL Communications Excited about the possibilities that the upcoming NDP leadership race might allow? Wondering if an insurgent campaign might arise and if an outsider or unexpected candidate…
Catastrophe: The NDP lost because it deserved to
Photo by Matt Jiggins It is, ultimately, astounding how facile and false political narratives come back to haunt those who insist on their veracity. And so it has happened with…
SPO Policy Assembly & Updates
Join us for the first annual Policy Assembly of the Socialist Party of Ontario. SPO Policy Assembly Saturday, August 27th, 2011 10-4p.m Oshawa Public Library 250 Beatrice St. E. Oshawa,…
Annual Policy Assembly. Oshawa, May 27th, 2011
Sisters and Brothers: As previously announced, the SPO annual Policy Assembly will be held this year in Oshawa on Saturday, August 27th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All party…
Next Executive Meeting of the SPO
Join us for the second Executive meeting of the Socialist Party of Ontario.All members of the party are welcome and have the right to attend and to participate fully in…
Executive Meeting Update
The first Executive meeting of the Socialist Party of Ontario was held Sunday, June 26 in Toronto. A full set of minutes and a broader overview will be available at…
A Proposal for Municipal Governance in the GTA
A PROPOSAL FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNANCE IN THE GTAProposed by Matt Fodor, TorontoDate: 26/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy AssemblyWHEREAS a metropolitan government is needed for…
A Proposal for Higher Taxes on the Wealthy
A PROPOSAL FOR HIGHER TAXES ON THE WEALTHYProposed by Matt Fodor, TorontoDate: 26/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy AssemblyWHEREAS the increase in incomes of the…
A Proposal for a Series Of Child Welfare Policy Resolutions
A Proposal for a Series of Child Welfare Policy ResolutionsProposed by party member Michele Farrugia, Peterborough OntarioDate: 25/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy Assembly.FOSTER CAREWHEREAS…
Proposal for an Ontario Childhood Obesity Strategy
Proposal for an Ontario Childhood Obesity StrategyProposed by party member Michele Farrugia, Peterborough OntarioDate: 25/06/2011For consideration for inclusion in the platform at the pre-election Policy Assembly.At SchoolCreate an Ontario Obesity…
SPO Leaflet on the Anniversary of the G20
The link below is to an SPO leaflet on the G20 anniversary to distribute/post in your community, workplace, school etc. Done in B&W to save on cost, feel free to…
Solidarity with CUPW…a solidarity leaflet from the SPO
The link below is to a solidarity leaflet to distribute/post in your community, workplace, school etc. Done in B&W to save on cost, feel free to download and use at…
First Public Meeting of the Executive of the SPO
Join us for the first Executive meeting of the Socialist Party of Ontario.Bloor Gladstone Branch Public Library1101 Bloor St. W.Toronto, Ontario Sunday, June 26th 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.All members of the…
In Solidarity with CUPW
The Socialist Party of Ontario wishes to express its unequivocal solidarity with the workers of Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in their present strike against the…
The Platform of the Socialist Party of Ontario
The Platform of the Socialist Party of OntarioOur Vision:The Socialist Party of Ontario believes that the labour power and natural resources of a society should be used in an ecologically…
The Official Constitution of the Socialist Party of Ontario
As officially adopted May 28th, 2011Socialist Party of OntarioThe ConstitutionClause 1: NameThe name of the Party is the Socialist Party of Ontario. Clause 2: PreambleThe Socialist Party of Ontario is…
Joe Higgins’ Keynote Speech at the Founding Convention of the Socialist Party of Ontario
Here is the full speech by Irish Socialist MP Joe Higgins to the founding convention of the Socialist Party of Canada. He speeks as to why new socialist movements and…
Social Ownership: the Position of the Socialist Party of Ontario
At the founding convention of the Socialist Party of Ontario the bulk of the day was given over to the resolutions and platform planks proposed by members from across Ontario.…