The following text is a lightly edited version of remarks made by an IBT spokesperson on a panel discussion entitled “Understanding the War in Ukraine” at Brock University, in St. Catharines, Canada, on 2 November 2023. The event was sponsored by Local 4207 of the Canadian Union of Public Employees...
Marxism & Indigenous Peoples
Of the many lies promoted by the Canadian ruling class and its political representatives, one of the more perverse is the carefully crafted narrative of a “renewed relationship” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. “Reconciliation” is a public-relations ploy designed to rehabilitate the image of the Canadian state and spare it...
Israel-Palestine: Apartheid, Imperialism & Class
On 23 March, Israel will hold its fourth election in less than two years, following the collapse of the right-wing “unity government” between Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud and Benny Gantz’s Blue and White alliance. Gantz, whose coalition and polling numbers have crumbled, is the former head of the Israel Defense Forces...