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BC’s paramedics on the frontlines of the crisis in rural healthcare
By Monica Shannon On March 16, the Ambulance Paramedics of BC (CUPE Local 873) ratified a new collective agreement. The union’s 6,000 members, primarily paramedics and 911 dispatchers, had voted 97 percent in favour of job action in February, with their demands including wage increases, sufficient staffing and improved supports around burnout and other psychological…
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BC Communists: Vancouver electoral plan falls short of urgent need for unity
(Statement by BC-PEC, April 21, 2026) “The agreement on electoral cooperation issued by three progressive civic political parties in Vancouver (COPE, One City, and the Greens) falls profoundly short of the type of electoral unity which could throw Mayor Ken Sim and his anti-working class ABC party out of City Hall in October,” the Communist…
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CPC BC Statement on Recriminalization
The Communist Party of British Columbia has long fought for policies that save lives, including the decriminalization of illicit substances; the creation of a regulated, accessible safe supply; the development of voluntary on-demand, low-barrier treatment; drug education; nationalization of addiction services and the pharmaceutical industry; and the protection and expansion of genuine harm-reduction services. These…
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CPC BC Statement: Stop the Attacks on DRIPA!
The Provincial Executive of the Communist Party of BC condemns the escalating attacks on DRIPA by the major political parties in Victoria. On Monday, December 8th, interim leader of the BC Conservatives, Trevor Halford, called on NDP Premier David Eby to reconvene the legislature to repeal the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act…
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Leftwing Communism Presentation and Discussion
Join us on the evening of December 17th at the Centre for Socialist Education for a presentation and discussion on Lenin’s 1920 text “Leftwing Communism: an Infantile Disorder.” Wednesday, December 17th 7pm at the Centre for Socialist Education 706 Clark Drive, East Vancouver To participate on Zoom, email cpcbcorganizer@gmail.com With this now-classic work, Lenin aimed…
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BC’s Bill 31 a pretext for US takeover of Canada’s minerals
On October 20, BC Premier David Eby introduced Bill 31, The Energy Statutes Amendment Act. The legislation is being touted as a necessary measure to speed up “nation building projects” in the face of threats to Canada’s sovereignty from US President Donald Trump. When looked at in the larger context of Canada’s economic restructuring, however, the bill…
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Celebrate the Legacy of the October Revolution Against Imperialism
Join us at the Centre for Socialist Education (706 Clark Drive, Vancouver) for a celebration of the October Revolution on Saturday, November 8th. Doors will open at 5pm, with the program beginning at 530. Tickets are $25 or pay what you can. Food will be served at 6:30pm. There will be raffles, music and poetry!…
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Friday, October 24th at CSE: Operation Profunc
Join us on Friday October 24th at 7pm for an interactive educational on Profunc, the states’s secretive program of surveillance and planned detention of Communists in post-war Canada. This educational will be held in-person at the Centre for Socialist Education (706 Clark Drive) and online via zoom. Please email cpcbcorganizer@gmail.com for the zoom link. “PROFUNC,…
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Rise of residential school denialism reflects drive for more resource extraction
Millions of people across Canada paid solemn tribute to the Indigenous victims of the residential school system on September 30, the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation. But even as awareness grows of the genocidal policies of residential schools, which operated coast-to-coast-to-coast from 1883 to 1997, there is also an alarming rise in residential school…
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October 1st at CSE: China’s War on Poverty
Join us on October 1st to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. To commemorate this day, we will be showing the film “China’s War on Poverty” which documents the frontline of China’s world-historic project of lifting 800 million people out of poverty. Doors open at 7pm, with the…
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