Éditorial, Presse-toi à gauche, 26 juin 2012 Il semble que nombre de personnes pensent que le PQ ne pourra gagner cette élection seul. Dans son entourage, de ses membres éminents tentent de coaliser les partis …
By Roger Annis, June 27, 2012 Today, a Quebec Superior Court judge turned down the application of student organizations, trade unions, human rights advocates and others for a suspension of the application of Law 78. …
By Roger Annis, June 26, 2012 The student movement in Quebec is facing a crucial summer of discussion and organizing. Law 78 that suspended classes at strike-bound institutions last month directs their resumption in mid-August. …
Duchesneau calls for witnesses to come forward Testimony finished, former anti-collusion chief hits the road under tight security By William Marsden, The Gazette (Montreal daily), Thursday, June 27, 2012 No sooner had Jacques Duchesneau finished …
By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News, June 27, 2012 Barn swallows and chimney swifts that swoop through Canada’s skies devouring insects are in serious trouble, with populations down more than 75 per cent since 1970. Shorebirds …
By Roger Annis June 22 was another day of massive protest in Quebec in support of the student movement battle against a proposed seven-year, 82 percent hike in university tuition fees and a government repressive …
By Ashley Smith, published on Socialist Worker (U.S.), June 25, 2012 PROUD, ANGRY and determined, students poured into the streets in mass demonstrations in Québec’s two principal cities on June 22. Massive marches have taken …
Essay by Michael Wayne, author of just-published ‘Marx’s Das Kapital For Beginners’. Essay published on Counterfire, June 22, 2012 (with thanks to Climate and Capitalism for drawing attention to the essay and book.) The relevance …
By Roger Annis, June 21, 2012 Yesterday, the National Coordination Committee of Québec solidaire issued a statement in response to a ‘Call for a United Front’ in the next election in Quebec, saying it is …
By Ethan Cox, published on Rabble.ca, June 20, 2012 While news out of Quebec in recent months has focused on the student strike, and the social movement it has generated, that is not the only …
Three news articles from today’s Montreal press–RA 1. A textbook example of government and media obfuscation: The following is a textbook example of how a capitalist government and its media allies try to turn the …
By Roger Annis, June 19, 2012 Two nights ago in Vancouver, the long-time left political commentator and activist Judy Rebick spoke on the topics of the Occupy movement and the student strike in Quebec. The …