We are assured that politics and politicians cannot corrupt the Canadian justice system. In truth, the only thing that is never violated under capitalism is the soulless drive by owners and bosses to maximize private profit, however corrupt and destructive their behaviour is.
The settler government has consistently violated indigenous sovereignty and the right to self determination in the interests of white capitalist profit and racist social policy.
Cultural genocide is an explosive term – but not too strong when applied to the fate of many languages of Indigenous people across North America, Turtle Island. According to 2016 Canadian census data, the mother tongue of over 213,000 people…
A mostly young crowd of about one hundred, including several indigenous women activists, attended the Socialist Action gala "Celebrate 150 Years of Resistance to Colonialism, Genocide, Exploitation and Environmental Plunder" at OISE U of Toronto on the evening of July…
Read More Big turnout for SA “Celebrate 150 Years of Resistance” on July 7!
Video of the Socialist Action Rebel Film night discussion that followed the screening of John Pilger's documentary 'Apatheid Did Not Die.' Guest speaker, Ajamu Nangwaya, educator, and organizer with the Network for Pan-Afrikan Solidarity, spoke about the role of the…
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by Barry Weisleder A review of “The Inconvenient Indian – A Curious Account of Native People in North America” by Thomas King, published by Anchor Canada, a division of Random House, 2013, 314 pages. Thomas King, best known as the…
by John Wilson On New Year's day 2014 there's not much to celebrate for those who are unemployed, low-waged, who rely on welfare, or live on disability benefits in Ontario. To make matters worse, only 35 per cent of the…
In a shameful move, the labour-based New Democratic Party in New Brunswick republished an aggressively titled op-ed article on its website, "Don't Negotiate Till Threats End!". The article was taken down and replaced by similarly problematic editorial, "Reality Check: The Law is the Law"…
Less than 1 per cent of the environmental violations arising out of Alberta's tar sands have been penalized. So says a survey by Kevin Timoney, a biologist and environmental consultant, and Peter Lee of Global Forest Watch. The authors of…
by Carrie Lester In July, old news became new again. The commercial media published stories about medical and nutrition experiments conducted in Canada’s Indian Residential Schools during the 1940’s and 1950’s. Why call it ‘old’ news? Because an article on…
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