Sept. 02, 2023 | by Barry Weisleder | Socialist Action The Toronto Region Socialist Action Annual End-of-Summer Picnic took place at Withrow Park on September 2, 2023 with dozens of folks in attendance. The gathering featured live music, with HOTCHA!,…
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July 9, 2023 | By Alanna Johnston, Rubina Chowdhury | Socialist Action Socialist Action joined dozens of people at an anti-war rally across from the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on July 9, 2023. The gathering was part of a country-wide…
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Canada’s 100 highest-paid corporate executives made an average of $14.3 million in 2021, exceeding the previous record of $11.8 million set three years earlier. By January 3, the average CEO on that list made $58,800, the amount an average Canadian worker earns in an entire year, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Regarding “Scrap fighter-jet purchase plan” (Jan. 6): I have serious reservations about the Trudeau government’s decision to procure F-35 fighter jets at a life-cycle cost of over $70 billion. Despite previous Liberal government statements that the F-35’s “stealth first-strike capability” was not needed to defend Canada, Minister Anita Anand now asserts that the F-35 is needed to protect Canada and fulfil its obligations. In truth, funding these costly carbon-intensive war machines will drastically undermine our capacity for Indigenous reconciliation, adequate housing, accessible health care, education and urgent climate action.
Socialist Action is a growing revolutionary workers’ party that puts a great emphasis on political education. At the same time, SA is an activist organization. It has many practical accomplishments to its credit, including achievements in local elections, in building a fighting left wing inside mass working class organizations, and in promoting international solidarity. From Iran to Haiti, from Britain to Ontario, 2022 has been a year of revolt against austerity, authoritarianism, and repression.
The videos are now online. You can watch all the panels online by following this link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkdp8G7NIR6SsOHeTrLPC_w8lCnR4pjea
by Bob Lyons The capitulation of the SYRIZA government to the demands of European imperialism has sent shock waves across a wide section of the international Left for some very concrete and understandable reasons. This left developed in an academic…
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Presentation to the Socialist Action workshop at the Toronto People's Social Forum held on July 11, 2015 at Ryerson University by Barry Weisleder, Federal Secretary, SA/LAS Let's begin by saluting the workers and farmers, women and youths of Greece. They…
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Warmest solidarity greetings from Socialist Action/Ligue pour l'Action socialiste for Pride Week 2015. We celebrate the growth of queer liberation internationally. The latest victory is the spectacular referendum win for same sex couples on May 22 in Ireland. 62.1% of…
