Canada’s largest private sector union backs the military machine. In an indication of its conservative bent, Unifor recently celebrated a large F-35 contract and called on Ottawa to develop a “world class” arms firm. Last week the federal government announced that it had selected Montreal-based flight simulation firm CAE to develop the Royal Canadian Air... Continue Reading →
Progressives ignore Canadian support for Ukraine’s right-wing policies
An important union and progressive principle is to wish for others what we want for ourselves. Except, it seems, in international affairs. In the Ukraine, Canadian unions, language rights organizations and anti-racist groups have been indifferent to Ottawa promoting policies they’d consider anathema at home. In my 2018 book Left, Right: Marching to the Beat... Continue Reading →
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