Fight against Coastal GasLink (Methane) Pipeline Continues by Gary Porter This is a story of white Canadian savages facing unarmed, peaceful indigenous resisters; a story of a white capitalist state using flagrant lies, white laws, white courts and heavily armed…
Socialist Action condemns the outright violation by Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and BC's NDP Premier John Horgan, of the United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) rules in dealing with the indigenous peoples on resource development…
Environmental destruction isn’t driven by human nature or mistaken ideas. It is an inevitable consequence of a system built on capital accumulation. Climate & Capitalism editor Ian Angus spoke at an educational conference organized by Socialist Action in Toronto, on…
by Gary Porter After decades of struggle by indigenous peoples world-wide, the United Nations adopted in 2007 a Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). It was adopted by 144 countries, with 11 abstentions and 4 countries voting…
by Gary Porter The Gradual Civilization Act, passed by Parliament of the Province of Canada (pre-Confederation) in 1857, sought to assimilate Indian people into Canadian white settler society by encouraging “enfranchisement.” Enfranchisement meant giving up recognition as an Indian…
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