Category: Canada
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Ford’s Attack on Toronto: The End of Local Democracy As We Know It?
There’s a lot to be said about the new Doug Ford-led Conservative administration in Ontario, but it is Ford’s unilateral and radical reduction of the size of Toronto City Council … Keep reading »
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Sneak Peak: The Sex Ed Controversy in Ontario w/ Sadia Khan
Toronto-based community organizer Sadia Khan reflects on her experience as a public-school teacher and activist to underline the importance of updating the sex-ed curriculum. Listen to audio »
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Why did minorities vote for Doug Ford? w/ Sadia Khan
Episode 4: Why would minorities support a hard-right politician? We talk to Toronto-based community organizer Sadia Khan to find out. Listen to audio »
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Ford’s Attack on Local Democracy in Toronto
Ontario’s new Conservative government, under the leadership of Premier Doug Ford, has launched a cynical attack on local democracy and government in Toronto. Cutting by almost half the numbers of … Keep reading »
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The Days of Action w/ Sam Gindin
Episode 3: Sam Gindin is interviewed about how the Days of Action came to be organized, what their impact was, and the lessons they hold for us. Listen to audio »
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Ford’s victory and the limits of the NDP
Episode 2: We talk to labour activist Sam Gindin about why it is now Ontario’s turn to face off against the hard-right, and what can be done to challenge Ford’s government. Listen to audio »
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Ontario Fights Back: Recalling the Harris years
Canada, and its industrial heartland and largest province of Ontario, is far from immune from the right-wing populist forces gaining electoral ground and organizational force around the world. The June … Watch video »
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Hassan Diab: Nothing Less Than a Public Inquiry Will Do
He has been compared to Alfred Dreyfus, the iconic 19th-century French victim of false accusation and racism. The entire spectrum of the Canadian press has covered his unfolding story since … Keep reading »
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Ontario Election 2018: Right-Wing Populism Prevails Over Moderate Social Democracy
In the June 7 provincial election, Ontario politics took a sharp turn to the right as the Progressive Conservatives, under the leadership of the populist businessman and former Toronto city councillor Doug Ford, steamrolled to a majority government. Keep reading »
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Ontario Looks Right
While U.S. socialists have always challenged the myth of American exceptionalism – that the U.S. is immune to class struggle and a politics linked to it – they tend to … Keep reading »
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Canadian Solidarity with Palestine
A Call for the NDP to Withdraw from the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group The undersigned are appalled by the recent deaths in Gaza. At least 110 Palestinians have been killed and thousands … Keep reading »
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Doug Ford – Ontario’s Donald Trump?
Todd Gordon is interviewed by Ashley Smith about what led to Doug Ford’s election in Ontario and what this means for Canadian politics. Keep reading »