All images by Michael Laxer Hundreds marched in solidarity with Cuba in downtown Toronto on Sunday across the street from the US consulate. The rally was organized by the Bolivarian Circle Louis Riel Toronto, Canadian Peace Congress, Canadian-Cuban Friendship Association TorontoCommunist Party of Canada, Latin American and Caribbean Solidarity Network, Toronto Association for Peace and Solidarity and others. Protesters chanted and carried placards demanding an end to the oil

Image via jonathan buttle-smith jbs, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Condemn U.S. economic terror against Cuba: Canada must act! The Communist Party of Canada condemns the Trump administration’s January 29th executive order, a dangerous and illegal escalation seeking to strangle Cuba by imposing a total blockade on its fuel supplies. This latest act of economic warfare in a 65 year history of U.S. aggression is driven by a singular goal: to destroy the socialist revolution that, 9

Mark Carney speaks at Davos -- video screenshot By Raïs Neza Boneza Western Power and the Persistence of Colonial Structures There are moments in global politics when the mask slips—not because power suddenly discovers morality, but because maintaining the performance becomes too expensive. Recently in Davos , the Canadian Prime minister Mark Carney did something unusual. He admitted—almost casually—that the so-called  rules-based international order  has never quite been wha

Mark Carney with Trump in October 2025 -- public domain image Via the Communist Party of Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos has been noted for its blunt talk about a “rupture” with the “old order” of U.S. hegemony. This has been seen as a breath of fresh air for some in Canada who are rightly concerned with escalating threats to our sovereignty and the U.S.’s descent into war and reaction. However, Carney’s newly articulated vision

Cartoon via Countercurrents By Gabriel Haythornthwaite In the early morning hours of January 3rd 2026, Trump America launched a sneak attack on Venezuela after months of annihilationist threats, murderous bombings, full-on blockade and high seas piracy. Headlined by an aerial bombardment of Caracas, the capital, an elite American death squad unit succeeded in taking Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro--and his wife, Cilia Flores--hostage and spirited them swiftly to New York

The 41st Central Convention of the Communist Party of Canada convened in Montreal from December 5-7, 2025, amidst a consequential and dangerous period for the working class in Canada and worldwide. The Convention met in a spirit of political unity, determined to analyze and respond to an accelerating imperialist drive towards world war, a rightward shift by the federal government, and a rapidly intensifying corporate assault. Delegates assessed a situation where the Carney g

By C. J. Atkins, People's World MONTREAL—“This is a city whose history has, to no small degree, been written by Communists,” declared Communist Party of Canada leader Liz Rowley as the 41st Central Convention of the party opened in Montreal, Quebec, on Dec. 5. It’s the hometown of the famed Dr. Norman Bethune, who first proposed a public healthcare system for Canada and died in China offering his medical expertise to the revolution there. “It’s where the Communist Party of Qu

From the Toronto -- Image via X Various Sources Thousands of Canadians took part in "Draw the Line" rallies in major cities such as...

The first part of a two part analysis. Trump and Carney at the G7 meeting in Canada, June 16, 2025 -- public domain image By Gabriel...

Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part two of two...

Trump and Carney, May 6, 2025 -- public domain image By P. Ambedkar and Arnold August Editor’s Note: This interview is part one of two...

The left in Canada must reject the faux Canadian nationalism of neo-liberal politicians like Mark Carney as well as its outdated "left"...