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People's Voice Archives 2013 (pdf) May 16-31 May 1-15 April 16-30 April 1-15 March 16-31 March 1-15 February 15-28 February 1-14 January 1-31 2012 December 1-31 November 16-30 November 1-15 October 16-31 October 1-15 September 16-30 September 1-15 August 1-31 July 1-31 June 16-30 June 1-15 May 16-31 May 1-15 April 16-30 April 1-15 March 16-31 March 1-15 February 15-29 February 1-14 January 1-31 People's Voice Archives 2011 (pdf) December 1-31 November 16-30 November 1-15 October 16-31 October 1-15 September 16-30 September 1-15 August 1-31 July 1-31 June 16-30 June 1-15 May 16-31 May 1-15 April 16-30 April 1-15 March 16-31 March 1-15 February 15-28 February 1-14	1) LIBERALS WIN B.C. ELECTION PV Vancouver Bureau      In an election night stunner, the BC Liberals overcame a big NDP lead in the polls to win a fourth straight majority on May 14th. A vicious anti‑NDP attack ad campaign and the enthusiastic support of the corporate media helped Premier Christy Clark win 50 seats out of 85 in the provincial legislature.      The Liberal share of the popular vote dropped slightly, from 45% in 2009 to 44% in this campaign, and the Premier was defeated in her own Vancouver‑Point Grey riding. But the expected split in the right‑wing vote did not materialize, since the BC Conservatives under John Cummins fell flat with less than five percent. That reflected a calculated move by decisive sections of big capital to unite behind Clark, who was not their favoured choice to lead the Liberals. . . . 2) ONTARIO: A BANKERS' BUDGET FOR THE 1% Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada (Ontario)      While Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne and the media continue to press the idea that her minority government ‑ under pressure from the NDP ‑ delivered a progressive agenda in the May 2 budget, in fact nothing could be further from the truth.      This is a bankers' budget, written by and for the 1%. Delivered by former banker and current Finance Minister Charles Sousa, under the direction of former banker Don Drummond, it reprises almost the entire list of recommendations in the Drummond Report, starting with the proposal to slash social spending, continue slashing public sector jobs, and legislate across the broader public sector the wage and benefit cuts imposed on teachers and educational workers in January.      This includes pension reforms that aim to end the defined benefit pensions still common in the public sector, that have already been ripped out of private sector collective agreements. Further, the government has already signed agreements with the 5 biggest public pension plans banning additional contributions that might be required to maintain current pension benefits for retirees. This would result in pension cuts, most likely to occur in the next deep recession. . . . 3) A BUDGET OF CRUMBS By Jean Kenyon      A few days before Premier Kathleen Wynne's first budget came down, a family tragedy occurred in Ottawa. The parents of a severely autistic 19‑year‑old took their son to a provincial developmental services office and left him there. Faces covered with tears, they told a CBC reporter that they could no longer care for their son with so little support from the Ontario government.      In response to this story, a Kitchener activist started a petition to Social Services Minister Ted McMeekin. It demands that enough funding be provided to eliminate the years‑long waiting lists and to ensure a seamless transition when children with developmental disabilities turn 18.      But the May 2 budget allocated only a little money, and was vague about how it would be used. Desperate families will be kept waiting a lot longer.      In similar fashion, backlogged needs across Ontario were severely shortchanged in this budget. . . . 4) LOCKOUT: THE ATTACK MODE OF CORPORATE LABOUR RELATIONS 5) TRUTH FROM LIARS - Editorial 6) MORE CLIMATE CHANGE WARNINGS - Editorial 7) TROUBLED WATERS FOR VANCOUVER'S COPE 8) MILLIONS MARCH ON MAY DAY 2013 9) INDIAN ESTABLISHMENT GLORIFIES CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE OVER REAL VANCOUVER HERO 10) MASSIVE PROJECT LEAVES SEOUL NEIGHBOURHOOD AN EMPTY SHELL 11) MADURO GOVERNMENT FACES INTENSIFIED U.S. INTERFERENCE  12) ON "REFORMS" TO THE TFWP 13) ON THE GROWING WAR DANGER IN THE MIDDLE EAST 14) THE T-SHIRTS MADE WITH BLOOD AND TEARS Printer-Friendly Articles People’s Voice May 16-31, 2013 (pdf) ‘ The Spark! The latest issue of The Spark! theoretical journal, is now on sale for $5 at Communist Party offices or People’s Co-op Books, 1391 Commercial Drive, Vancouver. Rebel Youth People’s Voice 2013 Calendar ”Ideas of Revolution” People's Voice finds many "Global Class Struggle" reports at the "Labour Start" website, http://www.labourstart.org/. We urge our readers to check it out! REDS ON THE WEB http://www.parti-communiste.ca/ www.peoplesvoice.ca www.ycl-ljc.ca www.solidnet.org People's Voice deadlines June 1-15 Thursday, May 23 June 16-30 Thursday, June 6 Send submissions to PV Editorial Office, 706 Clark Drive, Vancouver, V5L 3J1, pvoice@telus.net You can call the editorial office Become Facebook friends with Peoplesvoice Ca Some photos posted in Facebook album GRAPHICS AND ARTICLES MAY 16-31, 2013	2013 May 1-15 1) LABOUR AND PEOPLE’S UNITY CAN DEFEAT AUSTERITY 2) MELT THE FREEZE! CAMPAIGN TO RAISE ONTARIO’S MINIMUM WAGE 3)WHICH TRAGEDY? WHOSE BOMBS? Editorial 4) VIVA VENEZUELA AND MADURO! - Editorial 5) MANITOBA BUDGET HARMS WORKERS 6) CHECHEN TERRORISTS AND THE NEOCONS 7) GHADAR: A CONTINUOUS STRUGGLE 8) THE HISTORY OF MAY DAY 9) MUSIC NOTES, By Wally Brooker April 16-30 1) COMMUNISTS HOLD 37TH CONVENTION 2) “THE GLOBAL CRISIS IS FAR FROM ABATING “ 3) REJECT “WORKER-VS-WORKER” DIVISIONS - Editorial 4) ) SOLIDARITY WITH RAYMOND ROBINSON - Editorial 5) DUMP THE B.C. LIBERALS, FIGHT FOR REAL CHANGE! 6) UFCW HITS TORIES ON RBC SCANDAL 7) THE WOMAN WHO TORE BRITAIN APART 8) MARX IS STILL ALIVE AND CHANGING THE WORLD 9) SAY NO TO THE DRONE WARS: UK PEACE ACTIVISTS 10) KOREAN PENINSULA - WHO IS BEING "BELLICOSE" AND "PROVOCATIVE"? 11) "WE DO NOT ACCEPT THAT A MINORITY KEEPS GETTING RICHER" 12) 1,426 BILLIONAIRES vs. 80% OF GLOBAL POPULATION LIVING ON $10 A DAY! 13) HOT EARTH: IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE? April 1-15 1) COPS STEP UP KETTLING IN QUEBEC 2) HOW AUSTERITY POLICIES SLAM ONTARIO WORKERS 3 )PROGRESSIVE ANALYSTS DISSECT FEDERAL BUDGET 4) YORK FEDERATION OF STUDENTS ENDORSES BDS CAMPAIGN 5) RURAL CANADA AND THE HARPER GOVERNMENT'S POLICIES 6) IDLE NO MORE SOLIDARITY SPRING 7) STAGE SET FOR PIVOTAL B.C. ELECTION - Editorial 8) THE LESSONS OF CYPRUS - Editorial 9) A CANADIAN'S SOLIDARITY JOURNEY TO GAZA 10) APPROPRIATION OF THE GHADAR PARTY CONTINUES 11) MUSIC NOTES 12) POPE FRANCIS I AND THE POOR 13) WIFE OF CUBAN FIVE PRISONER TO SPEAK IN TORONTO March 16-31 1) THE DEFICIT IS A HOAX – THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES 2) CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS TARGETS HARPER GOVERNMENT 3) METIS CELEBRATE SUPREME COURT RULING 4) COMMUNIST CANDIDATE MEETS NORTH VAN-LONSDALE VOTERS 5) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE METIS - Editorial 6) WHICH WAY FOR THE NDP? - Editorial 7) INTERVIEW WITH A SECURITY CERTIFICATE DEFENDANT 8) WE HAVE A WORLD TO WIN 9) THE DAY WE MET HUGO CHAVEZ 10) THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HUGO CHAVEZ 11) THE NEW SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA 12) DPRK DEFIES IMPERIALIST STRANGLEHOLD 13) LAND REMAINS KEY TO PEACE IN COLOMBIA March 1-15 1 )IWD 2013: WOMEN FIGHT BACK FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE 2) RCMP SLAMMED FOR ABUSE OF INDIGENOUS WOMEN 3) 25 YEARS AFTER MORGENTALER 4) YOUNG COMMUNISTS MEET TO BUILD STUDENT STRUGGLES 5) STORIES FROM THE ONE BILLION RISING 6) RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS: CANADA'S GENOCIDE - Editorial 7) WHAT'S BEHIND CANADA POST RUMBLING? - Editorial 8) UNION WOMEN: HOW EQUAL ARE WE? 9) SPORTS FOR PEACE, NOT MILITARISM 10) BEFORE THE BOMB GIRLS: WOMEN & THE WUL 11) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 12) WITNESSING A GLIMPSE OF THE REAL CUBA 13) A VERY SPECIAL 2013 FUND DRIVE February 15-28 1) TIME TO END THE INEQUAITY OF NATIONS 2) OVER 30,000 RALLY AT ONTARIO LIBERAL CONVENTION 3) B.C. LIBERALS PLAN MAJOR GIVEAWAY TO FOREST CORPORATIONS 4) FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL GOES BROKE; TAXPAYERS ON HOOK 5) BIG FIRMS HOARD TAX CUTS WHILE ECONOMY DRAGS 6) BETRAYING PEOPLE'S MOVEMENTS - Editorial 7) A SALUTE TO STALINGRAD - Editorial 8) THE ATTAWAPISKAT AUDIT: ANOTHER HARPER PLOY 9) THE FERAL RICH 10) THE WORKERS' FLAG: IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM THE PAST 11) MONTREAL CARTOON EXHIBIT OF GERARDO HERNANDEZ 12) EGYPTIAN COMMUNISTS BACK ANTI-REGIME PROTESTS 13) A TERRIBLE NORMALITY 14) PV FUND DRIVE KICKS OFF MARCH 1 February 1-14 1) BILL 115 ISN’T GONE – BUT ONTARIO GOVERNMENT MIGHT BE 2) IDLE NO MORE GIVES VOICE TO MILLIONS OF CANADIANS 3) COMMUNISTS DEBATE THE CRISIS AND THE FIGHTBACK 4) TURFING OUT THE RACISTS IN VICTORIA 5) AS THE WORLD BURNS - Editorial 6) THE TORY TWO-STEP STRATEGY - Editorial 7) FIRE KEVIN O'LEARY 8) STOP THE WAR ON MALI 9) LIBYA ALL OVER AGAIN 10) "PROFITS OF THE WORLD'S 100 WEALTHIEST COULD END POVERTY FOUR TIMES OVER" 11) REMEMBERING AN UNSUNG DALIT HERO 12) MUSIC NOTES 13) JUSTICE FOR COLOMBIAN POLITICAL PRISONER DAVID RAVELO! January 1-31 1) SOLIDARITY WITH THE “IDLE NO MORE” MOVEMENT 2) COMMUNIST PARTY ISSUES CALL FOR 37^TH CENTRAL CONVENTION 3) ONTARIO GOVERNMENT MUST RESIGN: LET ELECTORS KILL BILL 115 4) THE ATTACK ON TEACHERS IS AN ATTACK ON ALL WORKING PEOPLE 5) OVERTURN THE CONVICTION OF GABRIEL NADEAU-DUBOIS 6) CANADA: PRISON HOUSE OF NATIONS - Editorial 7) LEAVING A MESS IN AFGHANISTAN - Editorial 8) LEGAL GROUPS RESPOND TO OPPAL REPORT 9) PITTING TAXPAYERS AGAINST PENSIONERS 10) WHAT IS THE IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT ... REALLY? 11) RIDEAU CANAL WORKERS FINALLY WIN RECOGNITION 12) US, EU PREPARE FOR INTERVENTION IN MALI 13) GANG RAPE STORY SHOULD STIR CLASS AND CASTE DEBATE IN INDIA 14) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 15) EIGHT CHARGED IN VICTOR JARA MURDER 2012 December 1-31 1) ONTARIO COMMUNISTS WELCOME ROB FORD’S REMOVAL 2) “NO TO EUROPEAN AUSTERITY” 3) STILL NO SOLUTION TO ABORIGINAL HOUSING CRISIS IN MANITOBA 4) "DEFEND DEMOCRATIC AND ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN ONTARIO" 5) SINCLAIR RE-ELECTED AS B.C. FEDERATION PRESIDENT 6) WORSE THAN HARRIS: ONTARIO'S NEW SOCIAL ASSISTANCE CUTS 7) PALESTINE: GOOD NEWS AND BAD - Editorial 8) REFLECTING ON A TUMULTUOUS YEAR - Editorial 9) STOP THE PRIVATIZATION OF CANADA POST 10) WFDY ANNOUNCES 18TH WORLD FESTIVAL OF YOUTH AND STUDENTS 11) HISTORIC MEETING OF COMMUNISTS IN BEIRUT 12) WHAT DID INDIA ACHIEVE BY HANGING KASAB? 13) SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING 14) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 15) SASKATCHEWAN WOMEN'S FORUM 2013 November 16-30 1) MCGUINTY ON COLLISION COURSE WITH COMMON FRONT 2) CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CHALLENGE OF HURRICANE SANDY 3) NUP: A STEP FORWARD OR JUST ANOTHER MERGER? 4) SOCIAL ASSISTANCE REVIEW: BRIGHTER PROSPECTS OR DEAD END? 5) IS THIS THE END OF FAMILY FARMING? 6) NO TIME FOR CELEBRATION - Editorial 7) BEWARE THE DROPPING SHOES - Editorial 8) POWER SHIFT 2012 QUESTIONS SYSTEM 9) SASKATCHEWAN LABOUR READY TO FIGHT BACK 10) INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FACE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN CANADA 11) CANADIAN NETWORK ON CUBA LAUNCHES "SANDY RELIEF FUND" 12) STATEMENT ON THE CONFLICT IN SYRIA 13) LIFE DISPROVES GORBACHEV'S "UNIVERSAL HUMAN VALUES" 14) TIME TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF GHADAR PARTY 15) WHERE HAVE ALL THE PROFITS GONE? November 1-15 1) RECALL THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE: END THE ABUSE OF POWER 2) 5,000 RALLY AGAINST TAR SANDS EXPORTS 3) VANCOUVER’S HOUSING TASK FORCE DRAWS CRITICISM 4) OMNIBUS BILL "ATTACK ON DEMOCRACY" SAYS COUNCIL OF CANADIANS 5) PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF ENERGY - Editorial 6) ESTELLE PASSENGERS TRUE HEROES - Editorial 7) THE LABOUR MOVEMENT AND THE YOUTH 8) DON'T BLAME CHINESE WORKERS - BLAME CAPITALISM 9) THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR WAR 10) CANADA'S TOXIC SPILL OF ANTI-NATIVE RACISM 11) WHY CANADIANS MUST OPPOSE THE WAR THREAT 12) CASTE OPPRESSION IN BOTH INDIA AND CANADA 13) “CAPITALISM’S DISEASE IS INCURABLE” 14) ELECTORAL GAINS FOR EUROPEAN COMMUNISTS 15) THE BEST FILM ABOUT THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION 16) MUSIC NOTES October 16-31 1) NEEDED: A PEOPLE'S ALTERNATIVE TO TAR SANDS EXPORTS 2) FARMERS, CONSUMERS, WORKERS PAY FOR FEDERAL POLIICIES 3) END THE AGGRESSION AGAINST SYRIA! STOP THE DRIVE TO WAR AGAINST IRAN! 4) WE TOLD YOU SO! 5) CONGRATULATIONS TO THE VENEZUELAN PEOPLE - Editorial 6) AUSTERITY UNDER FIRE - Editorial 7) COURT STRIKES DOWN B.C. GAG LAW 8) FURLONG ABUSE ALLEGATIONS ROCK BRITISH COLUMBIA 9) UKRAINIAN LABOUR TEMPLE PLAQUE UNVEILED 10) "WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP THIS JUST FIGHT" 11) THE SCHEMING CENTRED ON ASSANGE 12) THE REAL DANGER IS WAR, NOT DIALOGUE 13) EUROPE IS REVOLTING 14) DOCUMENTARY REVEALS CASTE OPPRESSION IN INDIA October 1-15 1) FIGHTING TO RESTORE FREE COLLECTIVE BARGAIINING 2) CANADA CREATING LOW-WAGE “GUEST WORKFORCE” 3. PQ GOVERNMENT YIELDS TO POPULAR DEMANDS 4) THOUSANDS TO SIT-IN AT B.C. LEGISLATURE 5) PETER LOUGHEED'S TRUE LEGACY 6) THE VOTER SUPPRESSION CASE - Editorial 7) OCT. 6: HANDS OFF IRAN AND SYRIA! - Editorial 8) TAKING LIBERTIES: CANADA'S GROWING TORTURE INFRASTRUCTURE9) PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE: WHERE CAN WE DEMONSTRATE? 10) COMMUNIST CAMPAIGN AGAINST AUSTERITY IN ONTARIO 11) COPE URGES PROVINCIAL FUNDING FOR SEISMIC UPGRADES 12) DON'T ATTACK IRAN! 13) STOP STOKING THE FLAMES OF WAR 14) SHAM DEVELOPMENT AT THE COST OF WORKERS' SAFETY 15) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 16) TWO LOCKOUTS, A STRIKE, AND A PIZZA 17) HARPER’S DEPORTATION OF WAR RESISTERS FROM CANADA September 16-30 1) PQ MINORITY GOVERNMENT FOR QUEBEC 2) NDP WINS SEAT, ONTARIO LIBERALS DENIED MAJORITY 3) CAW DELEGATES BACK NEW UNION PROJECT 4) B.C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEMAND A "FAIR DEAL NOW" 5) "SECURITY CERTIFICATE" MYTHS – Editorial 6) ASSIMILATION: A RACIST TORY POLICY – Editorial 7) HOW MUCH IS ONE KILLER AIRPLANE WORTH? - Part 2 8) THE GROWING ECONOMIC GAP: RECORD BANK PROFITS 9) STOP THE DEPORTATION OF KIMBERLEY RIVERA! 10) FOCUS ON CULTURE AND LANGUAGE AT FIRST PEOPLES FESTIVAL 11) TRANS-PACIFIC TRADE PACT WOULD KILL JOBS 12) VENEZUELA TODAY - GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS, GRAVE THREATS 13) GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA AND FARC TO LAUNCH PEACE TALKS 14) FROM BABBARS TO BABBARS 15) WHAT’S LEFT September 1-15 1) LABOUR DAY 2012: A MOMENT OF TRUTH FOR LABOUR? 2) CAW PRESIDENT ISSUES MILITANT CALL TO ACTION 3) CRUCIAL QUEBEC VOTE ON Sept. 4 4) CP CALLS FOR SINGLE, SECULAR, QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM IN ONTARIO 5) SASKATCHEWAN LABOUR RIGHTS UNDER FIRE 6) THE POISON OF WHITE SUPREMACY - Editorial 7) STOP THE ONTARIO WAGE FREEZE - Editorial 8) STUDENTS OF CANADA - RISE UP! 9) FLANAGAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM OWNERSHIP ACT: STOP BIG OIL LAND GRAB 10) CLIMATE CHANGE: BELIEVE IT OR NOT... 11) THE SYRIAN CONFLICT MUST BE RESOLVED BY THE SYRIAN PEOPLE THEMSELVES 12) AFGHANISTAN WAR GIVES WAY TO PLUNDER 13) TORONTO TRIBUNAL TO DEMAND JUSTICE FOR CUBAN FIVE 14) MUSIC NOTES 15) WHAT DOES INDIA'S PROGRESS MEAN TO DALITS AND ADIVASIS? 16) HOW MUCH IS ONE KILLER AIRPLANE WORTH? 17) WHAT’S LEFT August 1-31 1) QUEBEC MOVEMENTS FACE ELECTION CHALLENGE 2) "REACH OUT AND BUILD THE MOVEMENT" 3) SHARE OUR FUTURE: THE CLASSE MANIFESTO 4) WAR CLOUDS IN THE PERSIAN GULF - Editorial 5) STOPPING ENBRIDGE JUST A START - Editorial 6) MFL PLEDGES SOLIDARITY WITH QUEBEC STUDENTS 7) BCTF REACHES BARGAINING DEAL 8) HOW ABOUT A MEMORIAL FOR SECULARIST MARTYRS? 9) HIROSHIMA AND THE U.S. "PIVOT" TO ASIA 10) A VILLAGE ABOUT TO BE DEMOLISHED 11) CANADA AND IMPERIALISM'S STRATEGY TOWARDS SYRIA 12) MASS ARRESTS IN SUDANbw 13) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 14) FOLK FESTIVAL SEASON: A LOOK AT MARIPOSA 15) WHAT’S LEFT July 1-31 1) QUEBEC’S SUMMER OF STUDENT DISCONTENT 2) THIS FIGHT CAN BE WON 3) STUDENTS AND FEMINISTS RISE UP IN QUEBEC STRIKE 4) CUPW APPEALS FOR CLASSE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND 5) WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WITH THE ONTARIO BUDGET 6) DEFEAT THE COUP IN PARAGUAY - Editorial 7) SETBACK AT RIO+20 - Editorial 8) MILL CLOSURE CLOUDS CORNER BROOK'S FUTURE 9) NO TO AUSTERITY AND REPRESSION! 10) THE U.S. AND THE QUEBEC STUDENT PROTESTS 11) PUSH BACK THE BIGOTS - EXTEND THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUALITY! 12) AUSTERITY, GREED, AND THE PAIN IN SPAIN 13) MUSIC NOTES 14) CODIR CONDEMNS ARRESTS IN IRAN 15) FOURTH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF POETRY OF RESISTANCE 16) WHAT’S LEFT June 16-30 1) MONTREAL’S REVOLT OF THE CASSEROLES 2) OTTAWA HITS THE STREETS IN SOLIDARITY 3) FEDERAL CUTS COST 22,000 AFFORDABLE HOMES EVERY YEAR 4) FEDERAL OMNIBUS BILL TRIGGERS MASSIVE BACKLASH 5) TORY BUDGET: GOOD FOR MINING, BAD FOR WATER 6) MORE TORY SABRE-RATTLING - Editorial 7) HUMAN SURVIVAL AT STAKE - Editorial 8) C-38 A TURNING POINT, SAYS GRAND CHIEF PHILLIP 9) DEFEND DEMOCRACY: DEFEAT BILL 78 10) NO NEWS FROM ICELAND... 11) COMMUNIST PARTIES WIN 11 SEATS IN SYRIAN ELECTIONS 12) CONSEQUENCES OF ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION IN IRAN 13) IN THEIR OWN WORDS: NDP PRAISES BRITISH MONARCHY 14) WHAT’S LEFT June 1-15 1) BILL 78 IS A DANGEROUS CLUB TO BEAT THE PEOPLE! 2) BILL 78: POLICE STATE LAW 3) “STUDENT STRIKE, POPULAR STRUGGLE” 4) "WE WILL NOT BE SILENT, WE WILL NOT GO BACK" 5) LABOUR MOVEMENT SLAMS ANTI-WORKER MEASURES 6) THE PROBLEM IS CAPITALISM - Editorial 7) WARM UP THE CHOPPERS - Editorial 8) HUNGER A HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE, SAYS UN EXPERT 9) SOLIDARITY TRUMPS RACISM AT KANONHSTATON RALLY 10) SOLIDARITY AGAINST AUSTERITY BUILDS IN OTTAWA 11) LEE LORCH RECEIVES DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC AWARD 12) NDP LEADER BETRAYS STUDENT PROTESTERS 13) CANCEL THE DEBT, DISENGAGE FROM THE EU 14) MANTO'S LEGACY REMAINS ALIVE 15) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 16) THE NAKBA IS ONGOING FOR TODAY'S PALESTINIANS 17) PERMANENT AUSTERITY TREATY - VOTE NO 18) WHAT’S LEFT May 16-31 1) QUEBEC STUDENTS ARE MAKING HISTORY 2) MAY DAY CELEBRATED ACROSS CANADA 3) THOUSANDS RALLY FOR MAYFIRST IN USA 4) CANADA'S SECRET BANK BAILOUT REVEALED 5) NEW HOPE, NEW CHALLENGES - Editorial 6) UNEMPLOYMENT AND RESISTANCE - Editorial 7) WHO IS KILLING BRITISH COLUMBIA SAWMILL WORKERS? 8) F-35 FIGHTER JETS LINKED TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT 9) KKE REMAINS IN FRONTLINE OF GREEK STRUGGLES 10) CHAVEZ SIGNS NEW VENEZUELAN LABOUR LAW 11) WORKERS OF THE WORLD MARK MAY DAY 2012 12) LONDON OLYMPICS: IN THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT 13) SPARK #23 PACKED WITH GREAT READING 14) WHAT’S LEFT May 1-15 1) STUDENTS-LABOUR-ENVIRONMENTALISTS UNITE FOR “QUEBEC SPRING” 2) 15,000 DEMONSTRATE AGAINST ONTARIO’S AUSTERITY BUDGET 3) MAY DAY 2012 SOLIDARITY MESSAGE 4) BC TEACHERS SQUEEZED BY GOVERNMENT & LRB 5) END THE AFGHAN TRAGEDY NOW - Editorial 6) RED ALERT FROM QUEBEC - Editorial 7) "TIME FOR A UNITED FIGHTBACK STRATEGY" 8) SOLIDARITY WITH THE QUEBEC STUDENT MOBILIZATIONS 9) PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP EVENTS IN CALEDONIA/KANONHSTATON 10) FIRST NATIONS "DEEPLY DISTURBED" BY ENVIRONMENT REVIEW CHANGES 11) OUR GENERATION'S QUIET AWAKENING MUST BE GREEN AND RED 12) NO FIGHTER JETS - SLASH MILITARY SPENDING 13) COUP FEARED AS GREECE VEERS TOWARD ECONOMIC COLLAPSE 14) GAITAN, OAS, AND CUBA: FROM TRAGEDY TO FARCE 15) MUSIC NOTES 16) WHAT’S LEFT April 16-30 1) “A BUDGET THAT CUTS JOBS AND SERVICES” 2) THE FEDERAL BUDGET IS STILL A WAR BUDGET 3) COMMUNISTS CONDEMN AUSTERITY BUDGET IN ONTARIO 4) BC TEACHERS STRUGGLE ENTERS NEXT STAGE 5) ONTARIO VOTERS WANT NEW ELECTION 6) THE PROCESS IS NOT THE PROBLEM - Editorial 7) BUDGETS: CONGEALED CLASS WARFARE - Editorial 8) F‑35 SCANDAL: WE NEED A CANADIAN SPRING NOW MORE THAN EVER 9) THE F-35 STEALTH FIGHTER PROGRAM: HOW THE WAR ECONOMY CONTRIBUTES TO EXACERBATING THE SOCIAL CRISIS 10) ALBERTA COMMUNISTS CHALLENGE BIG OIL REGIME 11) ALBERTA COMMUNIST ELECTION PLATFORM 12) PROFITS AT RECORD HIGHS, JOBLESS STUCK 13) ARGUMENTS WITH "DENIERS" OVER CLIMATE CHANGE 14) THE DIRTY LITTLE SECRET IN TEXAS 15) CPPC ALARMED AT STEREOTYPES OF MUSLIMS 16) WHAT’S LEFT April 1-15 1) QUEBEC STUDENT STRIKE PUTS CHAREST LIBERALS ON DEFENSIVE 2) BC TEACHERS ADOPT ACTION PLAN TO REPEAL BILL 22 3) LIBRARY WORKERS STRIKE AS TORONTO TALKS CONTINUE 4) CUTS HIT DEEP IN TORONTO DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD 5) NO MOVE LEFT FOR NDP - Editorial 6) BUDGET FOR THE RICH, NOT WORKERS - Editorial 7) NORTHERN GATEWAY PIPELINE: A MODERN EPISODE OF IMPERIALISM 8) MIXED SIGNALS FROM U.S. ON CUBA TRAVEL 9) CANADA OPPOSES CUBA JOINING SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS 10) SYRIA: HERALDING A CHANGE IN THE INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC SITUATION? 11) ON DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA: NEGOTIATION, NOT INTERVENTION 12) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 13) THE LORAX: A TIMELY FABLE 14) WHAT’S LEFT March 16-31 1) COMMUNISTS DEMAND INDEPENDENT INQUIRY AND A NEW FEDERAL ELECTION 2)TEACHERS SHOCKED BY BILL 22 3)AN ASSAULT ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND AN ATTACK ON YOUTH 4) STUDENT STRIKE SHAKES QUEBEC 5) "B.C. GOVERNMENT IS BY NO MEANS BROKE" 6) ONLY MASS ACTION CAN STOP WAR - Editorial 7) SALUTE TO B.C. TEACHERS - Editorial 8) BUILD THE ANTI-RACISM MOVEMENT 9) IMPORTANT VICTORY FOR LILIANY OBANDO 10) END GAME LOOMS NEARER IN AFGHANISTAN 11) NEW "AUSTERITY TREATY" SIGNED IN BRUSSELS 12) AN APPEAL TO THE MILLIONS OF UNEMPLOYED IN EUROPE 13) NOT SO SOFT SOAP 14) YOUR ALTERNATIVE TO THE MEDIA DICTATORS 15) WHAT’S LEFT March 1-15 1) IWD 2023 GREETINGS FROM THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CANADA 2) THE HARPER MAJORITY VS. WOMEN’S EQUALITY 3) EDUCATION COSTS PUT HEAVIER BURDEN ON WOMEN 4) ONTARIO COMMUNISTS SAY "NO" TO DRUMMOND CUTS 5) STUDENT ACTIONS A STEP AHEAD, BUT NOT ENOUGH 6) BILL 30: PROFUNC REVISITED? - Editorial 7) GREETINGS FOR IWD 2012 - Editorial 8) FARMERS, THE WHEAT BOARD, AND DEFEATING HARPER 9) YINKA DENE ASK CHINA TO RAISE HUMAN RIGHTS 10) UNITE TO STOP THE GROWING WAR AGAINST SYRIA 11) DOMESTIC WORKERS WIN NEW LABOUR STANDARDS 12) USAID CONTRACTOR ENGAGED IN ANTI-CUBA ESPIONAGE 13) GREEKS PROTEST DESPITE POLICE REPRESSION 14) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 15) ICAP AWARDS FRIENDSHIP MEDAL TO LIZ HILL 16) PV FUND DRIVE: YOU NEED US.... AND WE NEED YOU! 17) WHAT’S LEFT February 15-29 1) TORONTO OUTSIDE WORKERS VOTE ON TENTATIVE DEAL 2) COMMUNISTS DEMAND TAKEOVER OF CATERPILLAR.S ELECTRO-MOTIVE PLANT 3) CETA TALKS: WHAT’S THE BIG HURRY? 4) LESS THAN PROMISED FROM CLBC REVIEW 5) PEACE ALLIANCE RAISES MILITARISM ISSUES WITH NDP 6) THE REAL ISSUE: JOBS OR PROFITS - Editorial 7) FASCIST CANCER STILL SPREADS - Editorial 8) TRICKY CHALLENGES FOR VANCOUVER CIVIC ACTIVISTS 9) MLA SETS EXAMPLE BY WADING INTO LIVES OF THE POOR 10) ACT TO PREVENT WAR AGAINST IRAN AND SYRIA 11) U.S. UNIONS TURN TO POLITICAL PRISONERS AND PEACE 12) THE MISQUOTE PAVING THE ROAD TO ANNIHILATION 13) CELEBRATING THE ARTISTS (AND EVADING THE ISSUES?) 14) FREE-MARKET MEDICINE: A PERSONAL ACCOUNT 15) WHAT’S LEFT February 1-14 1) FORD ADMINISTRATION SUFFERS FIRST BIG SETBACK 2) 15,000 RALLY AGAINST WAGE CUT AND LOCKOUT AT CATERPILLAR 3) SOLIDARITY CAN BLOCK THE ENBRIDGE NORTHERN GATEWAY PIPELINE 4) BLOCK THE TORY ANTI-ABORIGINAL AGENDA 5) STUDENT PROTESTS PLANNED ON 50 CAMPUSES 6) QUEBEC STUDENTS GEAR UP FOR ANTI-TUITION STRIKES 7) STUDENT PROTESTS SHAKE CHILE 8) 2012: A CRITICAL BARGAINING YEAR - Editorial 9) CONFUSION FROM THE RIGHT - Editorial 10) HOW B.C.'S "FAMILY-FRIENDLY" PREMIER ATTACKS EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE 11) VSB CENSURES LYING TRUSTEES 12) METIS LAND CASE GOES TO SUPREME COURT OF CANADA 13) DEMYSTIFYING SYRIA: BACKGROUND TO THE CRISIS 14) MUSIC NOTES, By Wally Brooker 15) WHAT’S LEFT January 1-31 1) TORONTO NEGOTIIATIONS WILL SET PATTERN ACROSS CANADA 2) EI, THE 99%, THE 1%, AND THE WIDENING GAP 3) COMMUNISTS CALL FOR BIG CHANGES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA 4) BC COMMUNISTS CALL FOR SOLIDARITY WITH TEACHERS 5) COMMUNIST PARTY SLAMS DISMANTLING OF OCCUPY WINNIPEG 6) COPE WEIGHS UP POST-ELECTION STRATEGIES 7) ATTAWAPISKAT: COLONIALISM ON TRIAL - Editorial 8) SUPPORT CALL TO SAVE MEDICARE - Editorial 9) BAUMAN RULING STRIKES A BETTER BALANCE 10) SOCIALISM IS THE FUTURE! 11) "TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM IS NOT ENOUGH" - CPC 12) NO TO WAR THREATS AGAINST SYRIA AND IRAN! 13) PEACE CONGRESS CONVENTION DELIVERS ACTION PLAN FOR PEACE 14) JAPAN REMAINS UNREPENTANT FOR PAST CRIMES 15) THE LEGACY OF KIM JONG IL 16) MUSIC NOTES 17) WHAT’S LEFT 18) FIGHT TO SAVE WHEAT BOARD NOT OVER 2011 December 1-31 1) WARSHIPS: MASSIVE WASTE, WRONG PRIORITY 2) THE 99% MOVEMENT: A POPULACE IN ACTION 3)OCCUPY MOVEMENT WON’T BE SILENCED 4) GOOD NEWS/BAD NEWS IN VANCOUVER VOTE 5) PAY EQUITY VICTORY AT CANADA POST AFTER 28 YEARS 6) PRPP SCAM ATTACKS PENSION RIGHTS - Editorial 7) SAVE TEZTAN BINY! - Editorial 8) REMEMBRANCE DAY AND THE 99% 9) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 10) ANTI-IMPERIALIST YOUTH MEET IN PORTUGAL 11) ANTI-LEFT TERROR CAMPAIGN ACROSS BENGAL 12) "THE DEEP CRISIS CONCERNS THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM ITSELF" 13) GUATEMALA TO BE UNDER "HARD HAND"? 14) SHOW THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT OF ANTI-CAPITALIST SOLIDARITY 15) WHAT’S LEFT November 16-30 1) WHICH DIRECTION FOR THE OFL? 2) TRAGEDY STRIKES OCCUPY VANCOUVER 3) BILL C-10: OMNIBUS ATTACK ON HUMAN RIGHTS 4) 4) TORY DICTATORS STEAMROLL OVER CWB 5) ACT NOW TO SAVE THE WHEAT BOARD! 6) VOTE COPE/VISION IN VANCOUVER – Editorial 7) CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, BY P.M. HARPER - Editorial 8) END HARPER'S WAR ON WORKERS, SAYS CUPE 9) COPE EXPRESSES SYMPATHY AND SOLIDARITY 10) PEACE CONGRESS SLAMS "CANADA FIRST DEFENCE STRATEGY" 11) CLASS WAR AT QANTAS AIR 12) CUBAN DOCTOR SOLIDARITY TOUR ACROSS CANADA 13) NEWS FROM COLOMBIAN PRISONER LILIANY OBANDO 14) GREEK COALITION TO IMPOSE "DEAD-END POLICIES" 15) TAKING LIBERTIES WITH "NATIONAL SECURITY" 16) WHAT’S LEFT November 1-15 1) THE OCCUPY MOVEMENT: A POWERFUL AND LIBERATING ACTION 2) OCCUPY MONTREAL: A PERSONAL STORY 3) OCCUPY VANCOUVER CHALLENGES CORPORATE DOMINATION 4) ONTARIO ELECTION A HUGE SETBACK FOR TORIES 5) ISSUES CLEAR IN VANCOUVER CIVIC CAMPAIGN 6) WARSHIPS NOTHING TO CELEBRATE - Editorial 7) THE AFGHAN PRISONER SCANDAL - Editorial 8) LIBERAL MLAs CRITICIZE CLBC 9) CETA BAD FOR HAMILTON - AND EVERY MUNICIPALITY 10) CANADIAN PEACE ALLIANCE TO CAMPAIGN FOR "PEACE AND PROSPERITY" 11) GREEK AUSTERITY PROTESTERS DEFY ATTACKS 12) KOREANS PROTEST FTA WITH UNITED STATES 13 IRAN REGIME MOVES TO SHORE UP DICTATORSHIP 14) WHO NEEDS PHILOSOPHY, ANYWAY? 15) MUSIC NOTES, by Wally Brooker 16) OLIVER STONE'S SEARCH FOR THE REAL FIDEL 17) WHAT’S LEFT October 16-31 1) OCCUPY (YOUR CITY) - Editorial 2) TOUGH TIMES FOR NEO-CONS? - Editorial 3) WHAT’S BEHIND THE WALL STREET PROTESTS? 4) McGILL STRIKERS TURN UP THE HEAT ON EMPLOYER 5) TENTATIVE DEAL IN U.S. STEEL LOCKOUT 6) UNEQUAL TREATMENT DERAILS MISSING WOMEN INQUIRY 7) MANITOBA NDP ELECTED TO FOURTH TERM 8) "COPE WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND PUBLIC EDUCATION" 9) ANTI-FRACKING ACTIVISTS ARRESTED IN ALBERTA 10) GROUPS DEMAND TO PROSECUTE BUSH FOR TORTURE 11) PROFUNC QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED 12) CUBAN FIVE PRISONER RELEASED "UNDER SUPERVISION" 13) REGIME OF THE "SUPREME RELIGIOUS LEADER" SLIDES DEEPER INTO CRISIS 14) THE COLD WAR AND THE "REDS" IN THE UNIONS 15) CALL TO CANADIAN PEACE CONGRESS CONVENTION 16) WHAT’S LEFT