By Matthew Behrens, published on Rabble.ca, Nov 23, 2016 Considering the sick political calculus that rules Ottawa’s backrooms, it is not inconceivable that the bubbly was pouring in Liberal circles with the stateside election of Donald Trump. Indeed, after having …
Introduction by Roger Annis, Nov 14, 2016 Enclosed are three insightful commentaries by columnists in two of Canada’s largest-circulation, daily newspapers, the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail. Rosie DiManno is a conservative columnist who appears three times per …
By Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, October 14, 2016 Author and environmentalist Naomi Klein published a feature article in the Globe and Mail‘s edition of Saturday, Sept 24 in which she defends against its detractors the Leap Manifesto issued …
By Roger Annis, A Socialist In Canada, September 14, 2016. (This article also appears in CounterPunch.) Capitalism has run so amok, producing so much waste and life-destroying pollution, that scientists now say that Earth has entered an entirely new epoch: …
Introduction by Roger Annis, June 9, 2016 A discussion paper on the pro-environmental Leap Manifesto has been published by the Socialist Project in its online journal The Bullet. The text of that discussion paper is enclosed below. Immediately below is a …
Introduction by Roger Annis, May 16, 2016 The enclosed three articles examine the background and consequences of the catastrophic wildfire that struck the city of Fort McMurray and surrounding tar sands region in early May 2016. The city is the …
By Roger Annis, May 4, 2016 (updated on May 5, further below are map updates on May 9 and 11) Unseasonably dry and hot weather in Fort McMurray, northern Alberta has inflicted disaster on the city. The city which serves …
By Roger Annis, published in Counterpunch, April 22, 2016, also in Rabble.ca and Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal A fracturing of Canada’s social democratic party has opened as party members and much of its electoral base express their dissatisfaction …
By Pamela Palmater, Rabble.ca, March 23, 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won the hearts of many Canadians by finally getting rid of Stephen Harper and his decade of oppression, violation of civil rights and vilification of First Nations. Most breathed …
Introduction by A Socialist In Canada, March 12, 2016 The following column appears in the Toronto Star and describes the failure of successive national governments in Canada to legislate a national child care program. Demands for such a national program …