Welcome to ‘A Socialist in Canada’This web blog is a compilation of writings by Roger Annis as well as recommended other writings and weblinks. Comments are welcome. Write to: rogerannis (at) hotmail.com. From 2004 to 2011, I was one of the editors …
Review of ‘Haiti After The Earthquake’Dr. Paul’s prescriptions for Haiti’s ills Reviewed by Roger Annis, published in Globe and Mail, Tuesday July 25, 2011 Haiti After The Earthquake, by Paul Farmer; Public Affairs; 429 pp Paul Farmer has written an …
Reports From BC NDP Convention Dec 2011Enclosed are several media summaries of the convention of the BC NDP held in Vancouver Dec. 9-11, 2011. It was the first convention since Adrian Dix, a former
Strike at Canada Post and non-strike at Air Canada in summer of 2011Harper’s bullying causes labour pains Tim Harper, Toronto Star, June 16, 2011 OTTAWA–(CAW President) Ken Lewenza called it “distasteful, immoral and unconstitutional.’’ In the Prime Minister’s Office, around the Conservative cabinet table and in the …
Last battle of the Riel Rebellion of 1869Introduction, December 12, 2011: The Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) will appear before the Supreme Court of Canada today in an action asking for a declaration that the Government of Canada did not live up to …
Dossier on the Housing and Shelter Crisis in Attawapiskat and Other Indigenous Territories in CanadaIntroduction by Roger Annis, December 8, 2011 The chronic housing and shelter crisis on many of the Indigenous peoples’ territories in Canada has once again exploded into national news and politics, this time prompted by …
Vancouver Sun recalls BC NDP record on welfare rate cutsJagrup Brar welfare experiment just rhetoric, past suggests By Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2011 The New Democrats last week found a way to dramatize concerns about welfare rates when MLA Jagrup Brar responded …
Canadian government announces multi-billion dollar warship building programBy Roger Annis, originally published in The Bullet, Oct 26, 2011 The champagne corks were popping in Halifax and Vancouver on October 19 when the Canadian government announced that two shipyards there have been chosen …
Canadian government announces multi-billion dollar warship building programBy Roger Annis, Oct 26, 2011 The champagne corks were popping in Halifax and Vancouver on October 19 when the Canadian government announced that two shipyards there have been chosen to build a new, multi-billion …
Voters in B.C. reject HST regime promoted by big businessBy Roger Annis, first published on Rabble.ca September 28, 2011 Voters in British Columbia delivered a slap in the face to big business interests by rejecting a consumption tax that would shift billions of dollars …
Canadian fact-finding delegation reports on post-earthquake HaitiAugust 4, 2011 Three Canadians conducted a ten-day fact-finding and solidarity mission to Haiti from June 20 to 30, 2011. The delegation, organized by Haiti Solidarity BC, the Vancouver affiliate of the Canada Haiti Action …
Michael Heinrich: An Introduction to the Three Volumes of Karl Marx’s CapitalReview by Stephan Kaufmann, Berliner Zeitung The global economic crisis and recession that began in 2008 had at least one unexpected outcome: a surge in sales of Karl Marx’s Capital. Although mainstream economists and commentators …
