International Commission, YCL-LJC
Dec, 2016
Between Friday night and Saturday morning of last week, it was with great sadness that we learned the death of the main architect of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, at the particularly noble age of 90. This is particularly remarkable given the 638 listed assassination attempts which imperialism financed and attempted to set in motion.
Central Executive Committee, YCL-LJC
Nov, 2016
November 17th marks International Students’ Day and it is commemorated around the world by honouring the militant history of the student movement and reinforcing our struggle in the present.
Central Executive Committee, YCL-LJC
Nov, 2016
The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States is a serious danger to working people in that country and around the world, including Canada. This election has resulted in a shift to the far-right in the White House, as well as both houses of government, and will likely be reflected in the judiciary. There is an immediate need to organize and unite against this dangerous new reality.
July, 2016
This June, the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) – National General Assembly voted in favour of a Day of Action on November 2nd, the first day of action since 2012. The Young Communist League – Ligue de Jeunesse Communiste (YCL-LJC) supports the call for a Pan-Canadian Day of Action on November 2nd and calls upon student militants, with the support of labour, to build momentum towards this date, and beyond, for free education and a Federal Post-Secondary Education Act.
International Commission, YCL-LJC
Caracas, June, 2016
On the occasion of the Solidarity Mission for Venezuela organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth from the 6th to the 7th of June, the YCL-LJC Canada expresses its full solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution, the Venezuelan people, its representatives and in particular its youth, one of the main forces for the future and the strengthening of the Revolution.
Joint statement from the Young Communist League of Canada and the Communist Party of Canada
June, 2016
The massacre in Orlando at the Pulse gay night club makes it clear that the struggle for the rights of LGBTQ2SI people is far from over. (NOTE: In this statement, the acronym “LGBTQ2SI” and the term “Queer” refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender variant, two-spirited, queer, questioning, intersex and others.)
Student Commission, YCL-LJC
March, 2016
The fight for accessible education and free tuition in Ontario is just beginning!
The Young Communist League of Canada condemns the intensification of the attack on Ontario’s post-secondary education system (PSE) as indicated in the Ontario Liberal’s budget released at the end of February.
The Ontario Liberal government, since their election in 2003, have been intent on moving Ontario towards a multi-tiered, inaccessible and privatized system, corporatizing campuses. and tailoring the content of teaching and research to big business interests. During that time, they have doubled the average tuition fees across Ontario.
March, 2016
The rhetoric surrounding Canada’s military mission in the Middle East is polarized along party lines – yet regardless of whether it’s the Liberals or the Conservatives, there is a shared desire to escalate Canada’s imperialist aggression. Started under Harper’s Conservatives and continued by the Trudeau Liberals, Canada’s presence in the Middle East is increasing, and intensifying the conflict. The impact on the local population is devastating – causing refugees to flee conflict areas. The Trudeau Liberals find it appropriate to pat themselves on the back in accepting a meagre amount of refugees to mitigate the effects of the humanitarian disaster they had a direct hand in creating.
YCL-LJC, Central Executive Committee
March, 2016
In response to the dissolution of the Young Communist League USA, made public on January 26th, 2016 in a letter on the Communist Party USA’s website, the Young Communist League of Canada (YCL-LJC) wishes to make the following commentary based on our own recent experience.
Women’s Commission, YCL-LJC
February, 2016
This February 14th, like years prior, marches will be held across Canada to commemorate missing and murdered Indigenous women. Since 1980, nearly 1200 women’s names have been added to the growing list of missing and murdered Indigenous women. Despite the horror of these lost lives, the media and the police have largely ignored the cries for help from the families of these women. Their murders continue to create an atmosphere of impunity and indifference. The march to commemorate these women was founded in 1991 in Vancouver to demand an end to this silence. This February 14, the Young Communist League will join others in marches across Canada in remembrance of these stolen lives.