Bankruptcies in Canada soared by over 50 per cent in March from a year earlier as the rising unemployment rate left more people unable to pay their bills, according to the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada.Although business bankruptcies…
High food prices push world to the brink
Food riots, millions of starving refugees fleeing war zones, and devastating droughts are pushing the world towards chaos. At a time of global economic crisis, the world's poor have been hit with a triple whammy. While jobs have disappeared and…
A memorable May Day Celebration in Toronto
Scores of people crowded into the Free Times Cafe on Saturday, May 1 for the 23rd annual Toronto Socialist Action May Day celebration. The politics, the music, the diversity of the gathering fittingly fulfilled the theme “Solidarity Against the Crisis”.…
CAW concessions to Chrysler wipe out decades of gains
[by Barry Weisleder]Thousands of Canadian Auto Workers' Union (CAW) members at Chrysler plants in Toronto, Brampton, and Windsor, Ontario, approved another batch of labour concessions by 87 per cent on April 26.Given the deluge of propaganda by big business media…
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Court rebukes Harper on Omar Khadr case
[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…