Labour History : Communist Party of Canada (Ontario)

Meet our candidates

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...

Rideau canal builders denied historical recognition

Posted by admin on March 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

People’s Voice, March 15 2010 By Kimball Cariou. A decision to deny commemoration for the labourers who built the Rideau Canal has stirred up controversy in the Ottawa area. An application for recognition of the labourers was submitted to the Historic Sites and Monuments Board, which turned down the proposal last December. The Board, which honours Canada’s... 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 [... […]