Canadian Author and Activist
If the Canadian left were truly organized, class-conscious hotel workers could easily disrupt Carney’s upcoming CEO summit. But without far more work to boost militancy, don’t expect workers to employ their power over capital beyond the narrow ways the system has come to accept. As Toronto marks Labour Day every socialist in that city should... Continue Reading →
Carney wants to do “Davos” in downtown Toronto. The former Goldman Sachs banker thinks he can bring those most responsible for global inequality and ecological collapse to the centre of Canada’s biggest city without mass opposition. In “The 24 hours that could change Canada’s economic trajectory”, Saturday’s Globe and Mail Report on Business notes that... Continue Reading →
A CEO summit in Toronto highlights Mark Carney’s corporate, wealth-concentrating policies. The September get to together of the “the world’s largest investors” should be protested. Last week the Liberals passed legislation granting cabinet the power to authorize the use of pesticides Health Canada has already deemed unsafe. In effect, Bill C-30 gives cabinet the ability... Continue Reading →
Yesterday over 300 people participated in an inspiring conference titled Capitalism Can’t be Fixed. The daylong event included powerful speeches on NATO, indigenous rights, Palestine as well as vigorous discussion on the path forward for the campaign. Immediately after the in person and online conference concluded participants interrupted Chrystia Freeland’s speech at a nearby event... Continue Reading →
Twenty-five years ago today large crowds descended on Quebec City to protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Remembering is not simply nostalgia but rather we desperately need another Carnival Against Capitalism and can learn from the organizing done back then. During the multi day Summit of the Americas 50,000 took to the... Continue Reading →
Canada’s support for Israel’s live streamed holocaust is an indictment of the whole damn system. The upcoming Draw the Line protests are a step towards recognizing and challenging this reality, but we should go further, faster, as my campaign to lead the NDP is proposing. Two years into what has been deemed a genocide by... Continue Reading →
I recently learned about another hit to democracy. This time, however, it wasn’t Mark Carney ignoring the public’s desire to stand up to Donald Trump or oppose Israel’s genocide. Instead, it was a further drop in the private sector unionization rate. According to labour relations professor David J. Doorey, “Collective agreement coverage in Canada’s private... Continue Reading →
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