The Quebec government of Francois Legault is bringing forward a bill that would outlaw the wearing of “religious symbols” by public employees. Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) holds a majority of seats in Quebec’s National Assembly. Bill 21 would target…
by Robbie Mahood (October 20, 2018) For the past 45 years, governmental power in Quebec has alternated between the federalist Parti Liberal du Québec (PLQ) and the sovereigntist Parti Quebec (PQ). That political era has ended. Both these parties were…
par Robbie Mahood Le 1er octobre sera jour d’élections au Québec, une première en vertu d'une nouvelle loi qui exige un nouveau mandat tous les 4 ans. Alors que la population se lasse des coupures dans les services de santé,…
by Robbie Mahood October 1 is election day in Quebec, the first under a new law that requires a new mandate every 4 years. As the population wearies of cutbacks in health care, education and social services, the Liberal Party…
by Robbie Mahood Since it was elected with a majority in 2014, the Quebec Liberal government of Philippe Couillard, has embarked on an aggressive austerity drive aimed at liquidating the social gains remaining from the class and national insurgency of…
Read More The Common Front and the Fight Against Austerity in Quebec
by Robbie Mahood In June 2014, Quebec became the first jurisdiction in the Canadian State to legalize euthanasia. Entitled “An Act respecting end-of-life care” the bill passed by a substantial majority in a free vote in the National Assembly. Quebec…
by Robbie Mahood National oppression and racism remain endemic features of capitalist states in the world today. In few, if any, does the national question play such a central role as in Canada. This is most clearly demonstrated in the…
by Tyler Mackinnon and Ben Rostoker With the Quebec student strikes still fresh in mind, one would expect a push for solidarity in student unions to fight austerity measures and tuition hikes. Sadly, the opposite seems to be the case.…
by Robbie Mahood Controversy over the rights of religious and cultural minorities has once again taken centre stage in Quebec ever since the minority Parti Quebecois (PQ) government of Pauline Marois declared its intention to introduce a Charter of Quebec…
Read More Quebec’s new Charter of Values – not the road to national liberation
by Barry Weisleder Lac-Mégantic fell victim to a deadly combination of greed, deregulation, and a mad rush for energy profits that devalued the environment and human life. Five years ago the small Quebec town was not even on the route…
Read More Corporate Greed, Gov’t Collusion fueled train disaster
The crusading pro-choice doctor, Henry Morgentaler, died in Toronto, May 29, 2013 at the age of 90. His death came three months after the 25th anniversary of the 1988 Supreme Court decision striking down Canada`s federal abortion law. That victory…
Read More Henry Morgentaler and the Fight for Reproductive Freedom in the Canadian State
by Eric Kupka As reported here previously, the Liberal provincial government of Quebec is imposing a sharp rise in university and college tuition over the next seven years. This sparked massive demonstrations by students and their supporters throughout the spring…
by Tyler Mackinnon College and university students are now just entering or returning to school after summer vacation. However this year things are a bit different. Many students are asking this question: Are we going to go on strike? Since…
par Robbie Mahood Le 19 mai 2012, le gouvernement libéral du Québec a adopté une loi draconienne, la loi 78, dans le but de mater la grève massive des étudiants qui secoue la société québécoise depuis plus de quatre mois.…
Au fur et à mesure que le vent des protestations massives et des exigences de changements continu de souffler sur le Québec, le moment est venu pour les étudiants et la classe ouvrière du Canada anglais de descendre dans la…
Read More Propagez la grève québécoise ! Solidarité avec les étudiants !
As the winds of mass protest and demands for change continue to surge across Quebec, now is the time for students and working people in English Canada to march in solidarity with the students' movement. What began as opposition to…
Read More Spread the Quebec Strike! Solidarity with the Students!
On May 19, 2012, Quebec’s Liberal government passed draconian legislation, Law 78, to smash the mass student strike which has shaken Quebec society over the past 4 months. The so-called Loi de Matraque (truncheon law) is an attack on the…
