An Interesting Response from Barry Weisleder, Canadian Federal Secretary of Socialist Action, located in Toronto

I just had an interesting experience with a Socialist Action Conference held online at the 4:00 session: There were three presenters at the 4:00 session: Lisa Kreut (Hospital Employees Union in British Columbia), Corey David (machinist and member of the Municipal Socialist Alliance) and Julius Arscott, former executive member of the Ontario Public Service Employees … Continue reading An Interesting Response from Barry Weisleder, Canadian Federal Secretary of Socialist Action, located in Toronto →

Union Rhetoric Versus the Reality of Workers’ Lives Subordinated to a Class of Employers: The Price of Human Life, Justice and Dignity–The Day of Mourning for Workers Killed in Canada While Working for an Employer in Canada on April 28

I thought that it would be appropriate to post something relevant to the Day of Mourning for workers killed while working for an employer in Canada. Some Canadian statistics: Official statistics: More than 1000 employees die every year in Canada on the job, and about 630,000 are injured every year. (Bob Barnetson, 2010, The Political … Continue reading Union Rhetoric Versus the Reality of Workers’ Lives Subordinated to a Class of Employers: The Price of Human Life, Justice and Dignity–The Day of Mourning for Workers Killed in Canada While Working for an Employer in Canada on April 28 →

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Real Assumption of Some Bureaucratic Tribunals, Part Eight

I finally was found not guilty by the bureaucratic organization called the Ontario College of Teachers (after having had to prove my innocence). The oppressive process was at an end. However, since I was informed by one of the vocational counsellors that it would be difficult even to get on the substitute teachers' list, and … Continue reading Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Real Assumption of Some Bureaucratic Tribunals, Part Eight →

The Police: Reform (Transform) or Abolish?

John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted this on Facebook: John Clarke If you injured your arm and went to the hospital, you'd be quite surprised if the doctor noted the swelling and pain but refused to consider the possibility of a broken bone. Yet, when it comes … Continue reading The Police: Reform (Transform) or Abolish? →

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Real Assumption of Some Bureaucratic Tribunals, Part Seven

It is supposed to be a fundamental principle of criminal law that a person is presumed innocent until proven otherwise by the State (government). This is the ideology or the rhetoric (which much of the left have swallowed). The reality is otherwise. In reality, the administrative apparatus of various organizations of the government and semi-governmental … Continue reading Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Real Assumption of Some Bureaucratic Tribunals, Part Seven →

An Example of Oppression by the Social-Democratic Left

John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, posted this on Facebook: This is mind bogglingly dreadful. Become informers or face eviction from your housing. This, moreover, is no aberration but is entirely in line with Labour's law and order focus. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/05/darren-rodwell-labour-barking-dagenham-london-knife-crime-evictions?fbclid=IwAR13LCRTcNq2gTaGYFKM-SGsHlLohpZQw4IZbv8dL0r_JWnlte5MmJPSO3o

Class Harmony and Social Reformism: The United Way as a Reformist Organization, Part One

This is the first of a two-part post. The first post will look at some of the limitations of the United Way (a charitable organization) as expressed on its website. The second post will look at some of the limitations of the United Way as expressed in one of its publications, Rebalancing the Opportunity Equation. … Continue reading Class Harmony and Social Reformism: The United Way as a Reformist Organization, Part One →

A Missed Opportunity: The Limitations of Trade Unions

This is a very short post. When I went to the political picket line/strike and rally on November 4, 2022, there were thousands of people present in front of the Ontario legislative buildings. Premier Doug Ford's ramming through of Bill 28--legislating workers back to work and using the notwithstanding clause of the Charter and Rights … Continue reading A Missed Opportunity: The Limitations of Trade Unions →

Economics for Social Democrats–but not for the Working Class, Part Four: Is There Such a Thing as a Responsible Employer in Relation to the Health of Workers?

The Toronto Star published an article in the Opinion section by the social-democratic reformer here in Toronto, Jim Stanford, on January 8, 2022, which directly relates to a previous post (Economics for Social Democrats–but not for the Working Class, Part Three: The Health and Safety of Workers and an Economy Dominated by a Class of … Continue reading Economics for Social Democrats–but not for the Working Class, Part Four: Is There Such a Thing as a Responsible Employer in Relation to the Health of Workers? →