Canada court rules gov’t use of Emergency Act was illegal

Vol. 88/No. 5 - February 5, 2024

MONTREAL — In a victory for hundreds of truckers who demonstrated two years ago in Ottawa and other cities as part of the Freedom Convoy, a federal judge ruled Jan. 23 that the Canadian government’s invocation of the notorious Emergencies…


Support Canadian sugar workers on strike 15 weeks

Vol. 88/No. 3 - January 22, 2024

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The members of Public and Private Workers of Canada Local 8 are now in their 15th week of a hard-fought battle against Lantic’s Rogers Sugar bosses, who are trying to force a concession contract down workers’…


Quebec public worker strikes make advances

Vol. 88/No. 2 - January 15, 2024
Striking teachers march in Montreal Dec. 12. Banner reads, “Aiming higher for teachers and public schools.” Almost 600,000 public sector workers have walked picket lines across Quebec, often at the same time, forcing the government to offer tentative settlements Dec. 28.

MONTREAL — Under the pressure of a lively five-week strike by 66,000 primary and secondary school teachers — members of the Autonomous Federation of Education (FAE) — and the threat of a strike in early 2024 by the Common Front…


Bosses’ profit drive, not the weather, is killing rail workers

Vol. 88/No. 1 - January 1, 2024
Rail bosses’ push for profits led to Canadian Pacific 2019 derailment killing three rail workers in British Columbia. From left, Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer, Andrew Dockrell and Dylan Paradis.

MONTREAL — After a series of deadly accidents, the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration issued a recent “advisory” urging rail bosses to expand use of technology to deal with the increased danger of operating in adverse weather conditions. According to the…


600,000 public workers go on strike against Quebec gov’t

Vol. 87/No. 48 - December 25, 2023

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is on a collision course with some 600,000 union teachers, education support workers, nurses and health care workers, social workers and other public workers, as well as the vast majority of working people who support…


Thousands rally against Jew-hatred in Ottawa

Vol. 87/No. 47 - December 18, 2023
Thousands rally against Jew-hatred in Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Ontario — Thousands rallied in the snow here in Canada’s capital city Dec. 4 to support Israel’s right to defend itself against the genocidal assaults of Hamas and to oppose the rise in violent Jew-hating attacks in Canada. Some…


‘Jewish Question’ draws interest at Montreal book fair

Vol. 87/No. 46 - December 11, 2023

Pathfinder Press was among 650 publishing houses setting up booths at the Salon du Livre in Montreal, which was attended by some 88,000 visitors Nov. 22-26. “With all the action this week, it was a very rich experience,” said Josette…


Over half a million public workers strike across Quebec

Vol. 87/No. 46 - December 11, 2023

MONTREAL — “We don’t have enough resources to teach the students. This demonstration shows how urgent this is. We also need a real wage increase because of inflation,” striking teacher Joseph Dejustima told this Militant worker-correspondent at the start of…


Protests hit firebombings, Jew-hating attacks in Quebec

Vol. 87/No. 44 - November 27, 2023

MONTREAL — “Our community has 250 years of history in Quebec. We are proud, we are Quebecers, we’re not going anywhere. This campaign of terror against us will not succeed,” Eta Yudin, Quebec vice president at the Centre for Israel…


Quebec public workers go on strike against the government

Vol. 87/No. 44 - November 27, 2023
Some 420,000 health, education and social services workers in Quebec went on a one-day strike Nov. 6 for better wages and working conditions. On Nov. 8-9 80,000 nurses also struck.

MONTREAL — Some 420,000 public workers went on strike for the first time Nov. 6, demanding a new contract with the Quebec government. A majority of them are health and education workers united in a Common Front of four union…