By Barry Weisleder Should Justin Trudeau resign because he dressed up in blackface and brownface at age 29, when he was a teacher, and earlier, for mocking people of colour and not apologizing for it -- until Time magazine exposed…
A joint statement by Socialist Action, Canada and Socialist Action, United States of America The recent imposition of a 25% tariff on steel imports to the United States and a 10% tariff on aluminum from Canada, Mexico, and the European…
Good afternoon. My name is Elizabeth Byce and I am speaking to you on behalf of Socialist Action. I am a retired member of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers and a past Secretary of the Toronto Labour Council. Socialist…
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Canada Marches In Solidarity with Venezuela By Victoria Fleming Dozens of people, equipped with signs, flags, their resonant voices, and plenty of determination, rallied in front of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto on Saturday, September 16, to protest imperialistic actions…
Socialist Action remarks at the Hands Off Venezuela rally at US Consulate on September 16, 2017 Good afternoon. My name is Elizabeth Byce and I am speaking to you on behalf of Socialist Action. I am a retired member of the Canadian…
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, can designate innocent groups of individuals arriving in Canada for discriminatory treatment. Designated Foreign Nationals (DFNs) are subject to mandatory detention for lengthy periods, with minimal review. There is no right…
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by Barry Weisleder Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau praised the tens of thousands of people who participated in the Women's March across Canada, including over 60,000 in Toronto, on January 21. “Congratulations to the women and men across Canada who…
by Barry Weisleder Though the October 19 Canadian federal election is still three months away, the changing pattern of public opinion is forcing the major parties to shift gears. According to a major late-June poll, the labour-based NDP has the…
