Category: Uncategorized
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BC announces big operating surplus, but no deal for teachers
Kimball Cariou The NDP government of British Columbia has released figures showing an operating surplus of $1.5 billion during the 2018-19 fiscal year. The amount is $1.3 billion higher than […]
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People’s Needs Not Corporate Greed
The Trudeau government was elected in 2015 after a decade of Conservative austerity and attacks on working people. Four years later, it is clear that Bay street is still in […]
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WE CANNOT BE PASSIVE OBSERVERS OF US WAR THREATS
People’s Voice Editorial As the U.S. administration’s threats against Iran escalate, everyone knows the potential consequences of this deadly strategy. The clique of warmongers preparing to bomb Iran is almost […]
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FORMER VSB CHAIR BLOWS THE WHISTLE ON B.C. LIBERALS
By Kimball Cariou Three years ago, after years of threats, the B.C. Liberal government fired the entire Vancouver School Board just as the trustees were about to meet to fulfill […]
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CONCESSION DEMANDS MAY SPARK BC TEACHER STRIKE
By Kimball Cariou With time running out to reach a new collective agreement, the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) and the provincial government have very different views. Key bargaining talks in […]
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EVA BARTLETT DISMANTLES MEDIA LIES ABOUT VENEZUELA AND SYRIA
PV Vancouver Bureau Speaking at meetings in Edmonton and Vancouver on May 4 and 5, independent journalist Eva Bartlett shredded the corporate media narrative about the situation of people in […]
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THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IS TILTING – THINK LEFT
By Kimball Cariou Several events during April and May point to a potential rearrangement of the electoral landscape in Canada, linked to the deepening crisis of the global environment, and […]
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BC FEDERATION WELCOMES IMPROVEMENTS, BUT MUCH MORE IS NEEDED
By Kimball Cariou The BC Federation of Labour has welcomed revisions to Employment Standards legislation and the Labour Code. Announced on April 30, these are the first significant changes since […]
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MAY DAY 2019: BUILD A UNITED RESISTANCE AGAINST THE CORPORATE ATTACK!
Statement of the Central Executive Committee, Communist Party of Canada Around the world, May Day 2019 will be celebrated as a day of struggle for labour rights, peace, democracy, solidarity […]
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BC GOVERNMENT PUTS SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS AT RISK
By Kimball Cariou, Vancouver In 2017, after 16 years of vicious attacks on public education, teachers, parents and students welcomed the defeat of the right-wing Liberals. But the positive mood […]
