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Western Canada's right-wing 'Wexit'
As fascist and mainstream right-wing forces in Western Canada coalesce, Trudeau's flashy brand of Neoliberalism will be powerless against the rise of violent reactionary forces, argues John Clarke
Trudeau clings to power
With Canadian neoliberalism safe in parliament, real progress must come from the streets, writes John Clarke
Blackface scandal threatens Trudeau's progressive act
The blackface scandal Justin Trudeau is embroiled in threatens to tear apart his thin veneer of progressivism, argues John Clarke
Attack on Palestine solidarity turned back in Vancouver
When the left steps up and organises against the attacks, it can win, as shown in Vancouver, reports John Clarke
Canada joins campaign to stifle criticism of Israel
Canada becomes the next major player in the international drive to weaponise false allegations of antisemitism to protect Israel, writes John Clarke
A Canadian genocide
Challenging Canadian colonialism means challenging Canadian capitalism, argues John Clarke
The Picture of Dorian Trudeau
The neoliberal centre's cover boy cannot protect Canadians from hard edged austerity or the racist right, argues John Clarke
‘Progressive’ Trudeau government attacks Venezuela
With neoliberalism's sights set on Venezuela, John Clarke examines the imperialism of a superficially progressive Canada
A tale of two austerities
The UK’s brutal austerity regime is acting as a template for similar programmes across the Atlantic in Canada, reports John Clarke
The homelessness crisis deepens across North America
Homelessness is spiralling out of control across the US and Canada as laws are enacted to criminalise rough sleepers, reports John Clarke
Ontario becomes a testing ground for hyper austerity
Creative organising and resistance are urgently needed as a rampant, austerity-bent Tory government carves its way through Ontario, reports John Clarke
Toronto rally confronts Zionist slanders
As the Toronto community stands firm against Zionist attacks, John Clarke reminds us that our solidarity with the Palestinian cause mustn't be apologised for
We’ve seen the largest rise in poverty since Thatcher: resistance is a necessity
The latest figures on living standards tell us austerity’s class warfare is more dangerous than ever. Mass struggle is an urgent requirement, argues John Clarke
Populism and polarisation in Ontario: election analysis
The Tory victory shows a missed opportunity for Ontario's labour party, but the left must organise now and fight en masse against Doug Ford's ugly party of the bosses, write activists Doug Nesbitt, Gerard Di Trolio and David Bush ('Fight for $15' campaign)
Justin Trudeau's dirty deeds for dirty oil
He reps for poisonous pipelines whilst claiming climate piety; Trudeau’s slick cynicism springs protest from London to British Colombia, reports John Clarke
Basic Income: progressive cloak and neoliberal dagger
BI is not an answer to inequality under neoliberalism. Social transformation will come through collective struggle, argues John Clarke
Justin Trudeau: The photogenic face of neoliberalism
Behind its enlightened and progressive posturing, Trudeau’s Liberal government plays a reactionary role in Canadian society and the world, argues Ontario-based John Clarke
The Fight for $15 and Fairness in Ontario
The campaign for a fair wage just won a big victory
Quebec Mosque shooting: terrorist attack leaves multiple dead
Six people have been killed and a number more injured in an Islamophobic attack on a local Mosque in Quebec city.
Montreal Massacre, feminism and hate crimes against women
Those who accuse feminists of 'hijacking' the memory of the Montreal Massacre, in which 14 women were killed, couldn't be more wrong, argues Canadian writer and broadcaster Toula Drimonis
Canada: after Ottawa shooting, dissent is more critical than ever
Since Wednesday’s shooting, the notion that 'Canada will never be the same again' has picked up steam. This cliche carries with it potentially dangerous implications argues Derrick O'Keefe
Canada: the latest recruits to Obama's new 'Coalition of the Killing'?
As the Canadian Parliament votes to join the US-led war in Iraq and Syria, this editorial from the new left-wing website '
Ricochet
' argues that big questions remain unexamined