[by Barry Weisleder]Federal Court Justice James O'Reilly ordered the government of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper to seek the return of Canadian Omar Khadr from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Khadr has been held at Gitmo for nearly…
Bosses fire pregnant women workers
[by Barry Weisleder]There is a disturbing surge in cases of pregnant women being fired by bosses, with the economic crisis cited as the excuse. The Ontario Human Rights Legal Support Centre, an independent agency funded by the province to provide…
A May Day Celebration in Toronto, Canada
Scores of people crowded into the Free Times Cafe last night for the 23rd annual Toronto Socialist Action May Day celebration. The politics, the music, the diversity of the crowd were all superb.Speakers included: Jorge Soberon, Consul General of Cuba…
New Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath ‘Winks’ Left
[by Barry Weisleder/April 2009]Two wings of the party establishment squared off in an eight-month-long battle that culminated in the election of Andrea Horwath as the first female Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party on March 7. Leftist pressure at…
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The Definitive Fidel
[by Barry Weisleder/March 2009]If you are interested in the life of Fidel Castro, his role in the Cuban Revolution (now in its 50th year), and in many major events that shaped the second half of the 20th century, this is…