Category: Canada
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Massive Student Upsurge Fuels Major Debates in Quebec Society
A crowd estimated at 250,000 people or more wound its way through Montréal April 22 in Quebec’s largest ever Earth Day march. They raised many demands: an end to tar … Keep reading »
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Mulcair’s Victory: What Does It Mean?
On March 24, the membership of the Federal New Democratic Party (NDP) elected Thomas Mulcair to succeed the late Jack Layton as their national leader, who tragically died of cancer … Keep reading »
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Mulcair’s Victory: A New Direction for the NDP?
There is a lot of speculation going the rounds about whether or to what degree Thomas Mulcair will change the direction of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Mulcair, as … Keep reading »
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Massive Demonstrations Support Quebec Students Striking Against Fee Hikes
Tens of thousands of students and their supporters marched in major Quebec cities yesterday, March 18, in opposition to the Jean Charest government’s promise to impose a 75 per cent … Keep reading »
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The NDP Leadership Race: Sleepwalking Toward the Centre?
For the first time, the New Democratic Party (NDP) is holding a leadership race that involves picking the leader of the Official Opposition and someone that can, with some credibility, … Keep reading »
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An Incomplete Victory or the Beginning of the End for Ford Nation?
Toronto Budget 2012 Does the 2012 City of Toronto budget represent an incomplete victory for the Rob Ford Administration or is it indicative of its impending demise? It really depends on … Keep reading »
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Québec Solidaire Struggles to Define its Space in Shifting Political Landscape
About 400 members of Québec solidaire met in Montréal, December 9-11 in a delegated convention to debate and adopt positions on major social and cultural questions. The convention capped the … Keep reading »
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Social Democracy and the Economic Crisis: The Saskatchewan Case
In the Spanish general election last Sunday [November 20, 2011], the Socialist Party government was soundly defeated. The rightist Peoples Party won the election but only increased their vote by … Keep reading »
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Saskatchewan Election 2011: the Looming Debacle
A reporter covering Tory Prime Minister Kim Campbell‘s campaign during the 1993 election likened it to watching a dog die slowly. Campbell replaced Brian Mulroney after his public support collapsed … Keep reading »
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Ontario Election 2011: Hard-Right Rejected, But Neoliberalism Still On The Agenda
In a very uninspiring campaign, the Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty has been re-elected to a third term. The Liberals ended up just one seat shy of a majority government … Keep reading »
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Layton’s Legacy and the NDP Leadership Race
With the death of Jack Layton, the federal New Democratic Party (NDP) has been thrust into an unexpected leadership race, its future in question. Layton led the NDP to a … Keep reading »
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Selling the City: Rob Ford’s Toronto
“We don’t have a revenue problem [at city hall], we have a spending problem, the City’s addicted to wasteful spending.” “I will assure you that services will not be cut…guaranteed.” … Keep reading »