Federal Election 2019

2 Minutes

As in 1959, a call to cut military spending and fund people’s needs

PV October 31, 2019

Sixty years ago, Communist leader Tim Buck thundered against the myth that military spending creates jobs and prosperity. As Pacific Tribune reported, Buck “quoted figures to show that it was […]...

8 Minutes

Federal Election 2019 Labour

Voters deny Big Business parties a majority – what are the next steps?

PV October 31, 2019

Now that the votes are all counted, it’s clear that once again a majority of electors voted defensively, using their ballots to stave off a Big Business majority government. Given […]...

4 Minutes

Editorial Federal Election 2019

Election results no excuse for national chauvinism

PV October 24, 2019

As the votes were being counted on October 21, it quickly became clear that the NDP was not going to see its much anticipated (and expected) breakthrough in Toronto. For […]...

3 Minutes

Editorial Federal Election 2019

Minority government: Strong extra-parliamentary movement needed to force gains

Editorial October 22, 2019

Throughout this election campaign, opinion polls projected the probability of a minority government. It was a scenario that many progressives anticipated with relish, in the hopes that it would provide […]...