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Save jobs and communities: now is the time to bring Auto under public ownership

The Communist Party of Canada (Ontario) stands in full solidarity with autoworkers, Unifor Local 222, Local 88, and all workers and communities devastated by the latest wave of layoffs at General Motors’ Oshawa and Ingersoll plants. The elimination of 700 jobs in Oshawa and 500 in Ingersoll—which follow temporary layoffs of 3,000 workers at Stellantis in Windsor last month and combine with 1,500 additional layoffs in the supply chain—exposes the unchecked power of the auto Read more…

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Defend democratic rights: Stop the bubble-zone by-law

The Toronto Committee of the Communist Party of Canada reaffirms its condemnation of restrictive, anti-worker, and anti-democratic legislation being considered by Toronto City Council. To protect the gains won by labour and progressive movements, we call on Council to reject any measures which seek to restrict the democratic rights of the working class, and we urge all in the labour and people’s movements to fight and reject any restrictions.

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Ford’s corporate agenda continues—the fightback must begin now

Doug Ford’s re-election is a serious threat to workers, tenants, students, and all those struggling under Ontario’s deepening economic crisis. While Ford positioned himself as the “protector of Ontario” in the face of Trump’s tariff threats, his real record of corruption and privatization was obscured. This allowed him to secure another majority government with only 19.5% of eligible voters’ support—less than one in five Ontarians. Voter turnout remained at historic lows, reflecting growing disillusionment and Read more…

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32nd Ontario Convention Political Report

The 32nd Ontario Convention of the Communist Party of Canada was held online on November 23rd and 24th, 2024. The following political report was amended and adopted. The deepening crisis – internationally and across Canada The 32nd Ontario Convention of the Communist Party of Canada is being convened as the dangers of war and reaction grow and the capitalist economic and environmental crises deepen. As the Central Committee laid out earlier this year: Since we Read more…

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Ford’s “Fortress Am-Can” sells out Ontario to U.S. corporate interests

The Ontario Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of Canada condemns Doug Ford’s “Fortress Am-Can” proposal as an alarming capitulation to the anti-worker, anti-democratic agenda of Donald Trump and U.S. imperialism. Ford’s so-called “energy alliance” and broader policies align with Trump’s vision of a North America subordinated to U.S. corporate interests, offering Canadian monopolies limited access to markets in exchange. This direction—doubling down on disastrous “free trade” integration that has left workers in this province Read more…

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