Canada

2 Minutes

Canada Labour

Tackle Poilievre head-on!

PV September 28, 2022

PV Editorial Brian Mulroney had some words of fatherly advice for Pierre Poilievre last month: “You have got to go fish where the fish are.” The idea being that, having built a far-right populist...

5 Minutes

Canada

Liberals’ cynical inflation relief plan completely inadequate

PV September 28, 2022

By Dave McKee “Beer and popcorn money.” That’s how the Liberals described the childcare plan introduced by Stephen Harper’s newly elected Conservatives in 2006. Right after their swearing in, the Tories scrapped the $5...

6 Minutes

Canada

Quebec election: class struggle or class collaboration?

PV September 28, 2022

By Adrien Welsh Quebec’s October 3 election is a critical moment for working people. Beyond the near certainty of a Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) victory, it will enshrine a new political balance which will...

6 Minutes

Canada

Ontario budget numbers point to deep health and program cuts

PV September 15, 2022

By Doug Allan The Ford government has re-released its spring Budget with a new first quarter fiscal and economic update. Unfortunately, the increases in planned spending compared to the spring Budget are so insignificant...