Education : Communist Party of Canada (Ontario)

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Elizabeth Rowley, Brampton-Springdale

Elizabeth Rowley is Ontario Leader of the Communist...

Saleh Waziruddin, St Catharines

Saleh Waziruddin is a 33-year old call centre worker...

Miguel Figueroa, Davenport

For almost 40 years of activism and campaigning,...

Cathy Holliday, Toronto Centre

Cathy Holliday has worked as a front line nurse for...

Rick Gunderman, Ancaster-Flamborough-Dundas-Westdale

Rick Gunderman is a factory worker, musician and community...

Drew Garvie, Guelph

Drew Garvie is a service sector worker, part-time...

Stuart Ryan, Ottawa Centre

Stuart Ryan works for a Canadian Union of Public Employees...

Jim Kabitsis, Don Valley West

Dimitrios “Jim” Kabitsis is the Communist...

Anthony Gracey: Hamilton-Centre

Anthony Gracey is a graduate student and Teaching Assistant...

Ontario needs real, progressive change for public education!

Posted by DM on September 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

In many ways, the 2007 Ontario election was a referendum on public funding for religious and private schools. While they won that election, by posing as defenders of public education, four years later the Liberals have an awful lot to answer for. The McGuinty government has made no significant investment in public education. Even worse, it retained Mike Harris’ balanced budget... Read More

Category 2011 Election, 2011 Election News, Education, Post-secondary education · Tags

Ontario Minister of Education adopts pro-gay memorandum

Posted by admin on February 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

People’s Voice March 16-31 By Michael Oosting As of February 1, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) students in Ontario will have less to worry about. The Ontario Ministry of Education, finally acting upon the extreme harassment faced by LGBT youth in schools, has replaced Memorandum No. 145 of the Ontario Education Act, the policy which governs how school boards... Read More

Category Education, Front, LGBTIQ · Tags Memorandum No. 145

Communists slam McGuinty backdown on sex education

Posted by admin on June 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) has sharply criticized the Liberal government of Dalton McGuinty for failing to implement the sex education curriculum that was to be launched in schools this fall. “This multi-year curriculum had been developed over a long period, involving experts in the sexual health field, in child and youth development, in education curricula, and... Read More

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Communist Party of Canada

Time for a united fightback strategy says April 2012 Central Committee meeting
As global capitalism continues to flounder, the attraction of radical alternatives appears to be rising. Meeting in Toronto over the April 14-15 weekend, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Canada analyzed this important development, and how to help strengthen the working class movements. Elected from across Canada at the Party’s 36th Convention […]
Solidarity with Quebec students
For free education and a general political strike! Resolution of the Central Committee, Communist Party of Canada Since early February, college and university students across Québec have been confronting the Charest Liberal government’s attack on accessible education with a magnificent and historic student strike that has rocked the province. The student str […]
No fighter jets – slash military spending!
Resolution adopted by the Central Committee, Communist Party of Canada, April 14‑15, 2012 Demands are growing for the resignation of Defense Minister Peter MacKay and Prime Minister Harper, in the wake of the Auditor‑General’s report that the purchase of sixty‑five F‑35 fighter‑bombers would cost taxpayers at least $10 billion more than the Conservative gove […]
Organization and resistance!
Solidarity message from the Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada Organized labour in Canada is under attack legislatively and economically, blackmailed by strike and lockout. Two and three tier levels of wages, benefits and pensions are being forced on workers under the bludgeon of lockout and forced strikes. There has not been a major [... […]