Category: Canada
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The Trump Tariff Challenge and the Rule of Capital
As Canadians sift through the rubble of Trump’s latest salvo and steel themselves for the next in the back-and-forth of the US-Canada trade war, there is increasing interest, especially on … Keep reading »
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Anschluss, Schulterschluss or Concrete Internationalism?
In these turbulent and rapidly shifting times, we often search for quick answers. “How to respond to Trump 2.0?” is a question that calls for an immediate response here in … Keep reading »
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Trump’s Trade War and Canadian Workers
The 25% tariffs imposed on exports from Canada and Mexico by the US administration of Donald Trump effective March 4 (with an exception of 10% tariffs for Canadian oil and … Keep reading »
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Trump’s Auto-Tariffs: Form Formal Sovereignty to Substantive Sovereignty
The danger confronting Canadians is not President Trump’s on-and-off tariff toggle. That’s only a symptom. The more significant threat is our deep integration with, and hence dependence on, the US. … Keep reading »
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Interprovincial Trade Barriers – A Solution Looking for a Problem?
Canada struggles with the threats from the United States that include imposing not only high tariffs, but even the unimaginable – annexing the country. In a highly defensive mode, the … Keep reading »
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Book launch: Against the People /w Bryan Evans and Carlo Fanelli
The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education is thrilled to host the official launch of the new book Against the People: How Ford Nation is Dismantling Ontario, with editors Bryan … Watch video »
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Trump’s Threats, Canadian Challenges
Former Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau once said that the Canada-US relationship resembled a mouse sleeping with an elephant: “No matter how friendly and even-tempered is the beast, if I … Keep reading »
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When is a Survey not a Survey?
It’s only been a week since the survey by the so-called Jewish Medical Association of Ontario (JMAO) was released. But when is a survey not a survey? When it is … Keep reading »
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Silencing 101: Art College Bans Palestine Teach-in
In 1887, the Victoria School of Art and Design in Halifax, NS, was the first art school established in the British Empire. Today, it is known as the Nova Scotia … Keep reading »
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Citing Genocide Convention, Seven Lawyers Launch Historic Lawsuit Against Canada
In Ottawa, the Coalition for Canadian Accountability in Gaza discusses a recent court filing against Justice Minister Arif Virani. This action, led by the Legal Centre for Palestine and others, … Watch video »
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Canada Must Act NOW to Stop Israeli War Crimes in Northern Gaza
Dear Prime Minister, We, the undersigned humanitarian, religious, community and civil society organizations from all over Canada, express profound alarm at the rapidly worsening situation in northern Gaza. Civilians are … Keep reading »
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Canada must comply with ICJ advisory opinion on Israel’s occupation: Letter to Trudeau
CJPME urges Prime Minister Trudeau and the Canadian government to take 7 concrete steps to align Canadian policy with international law as outlined in the ICJ advisory opinion: Canada must … Keep reading »