by Barry Wesleder About thirty-five people attended the SA Rebel Films screening of the Ken Loach film "Spirit of '45" at OISE U of Toronto on October 4. Most stayed for a lively discussion on the origins and present threats…
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Free PDF is available: Concessions No More! Fight to Defeat Austerity
Below is a copy of "Concessions No More! Fight to Defeat Austerity", a collection of talks presented at Socialism 2013, the annual international educational conference hosted by Socialist Action / Ligue pour l'Action socialiste, held May 10-12, 2013 at the University…
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McQuaig nomination challenges Mulcair’s policy
by Barry Weisleder When close to 400 New Democrats crowded a YMCA auditorium on September 14 to choose Linda McQuaig to be their candidate in the Toronto Centre federal by-election, they bucked a trend. The trend is exemplified by…
Prorogation x4
On August 19 the federal Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper declared its plan to prorogue the Canadian Parliament -- for the fourth time. Harper used prorogation in 2007, but subsequent moves to prorogue in 2008 and 2010…
BC election, Ontario budget show failure of NDP ‘moderation’
The obvious lesson from the May 27 British Columbia provincial election is 'don't trust opinion polls'. But what can we learn from the NDP campaign, besides the fact that the Toronto Maple Leafs is not the only team capable of…
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NDP slide to right sparks socialist opposition
By BARRY WEISLEDER MONTREAL—Despite the move to water down the reference to socialism in the Federal New Democratic Party Constitution, the word remains, as does the working-class nature of the party. Indeed, socialism is still both a very lively topic…
Pictures and Audio Recording of the NDP Socialist Caucus lunch-time forum
Enclosed are some photos taken by Julius A. at the successful NDP Socialist Caucus lunch-time forum hald at the Metropolitan Hotel in Toronto, site of the Ontario NDP Provincial Council meeting on November 3, 2012. Some thirty council delegates, coming…
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