The YCL-LJC Salutes the Communist Youth of Venezuela for its 13th Congress

Central Executive Committee, November 2018

The YCL-LJC Canada sends its warm and revolutionary greetings to the comrades of the Communist Youth of Venezuela (JCV) for the occasion of their 13th Convention. Organized between November 8 – 11 under the theme “In the face of the crisis of capitalism, we fight for the future”, it will be the occasion to debate the role that the Venezuelan youth will be called to assume in defense of the Bolivarian social change process and for its strengthening in order to build socialism.

Final Declaration of the 14th Meeting of the European Communist Youth Organisations

Join us in the struggle for our contemporary needs in education, work and in life!

Young men and women,

We, 21 Communist Youth Organizations that participated in the 14th Meeting of European Communist Youth Organisations in Athens, on the 23rd and 24th September of 2018, address you in an appeal to struggle for contemporary needs in education, work and life.

During the Meeting we, the Communist Youth Organisations, highlighted the enormous problems that the youth face and we informed each other on the more significant developments in each of our countries. We discussed the struggles of the youth, the essential conclusions we have drawn and we exchanged opinions on these. We acknowledge that the Communist Youth Organisations in Europe have in recent years made notable efforts to defend the rights of the youth and have waged important struggles against the capitalist system in today’s conditions. At the same time we have contributed to reinforcing and strengthening the Communist and Workers’ Parties in our countries, whilst we accumulate rich experience that can help us so that our future struggles will be more effective.

Déclaration finale de la 14e Rencontre des oganisations de jeunesse communistes européennes

Jeunesse d’Europe, lève-toi !

Rejoins-nous dans la lutte pour nos besoins actuels dans l’éducation, au travail et dans la vie!

Jeunes hommes et jeunes femmes,

Nous, 21 organisations de jeunesse communiste qui avons participé à la 14ème Rencontre des organisations de jeunesse communiste européennes à Athènes, les 23 et 24 septembre 2018, nous adressons à vous dans un appel à lutter pour nos besoins actuels dans l’éducation, au travail et dans la vie.

Au cours de la rencontre, nous, les organisations de jeunesse communiste, avons mis l’accent sur les énormes problèmes auxquels les jeunes sont aujourd’hui confrontés et nous nous sommes mutuellement informés des évolutions les plus significatives dans chacun de nos pays. Nous avons discuté des luttes des jeunes, des conclusions essentielles que nous avons tirées et nous avons échangé nos opinions sur celles-ci. Nous reconnaissons que les organisations de jeunesse communiste en Europe ont fait ces dernières années des efforts notables pour défendre les droits des jeunes et ont mené dans les conditions actuelles des luttes importantes contre le système capitaliste. Dans le même temps, nous avons contribué à renforcer les partis communistes et ouvriers dans nos pays, tout en accumulant une riche expérience qui peut nous aider à rendre nos futures luttes plus efficaces.

For peace and solidarity, NATO must be dissolved. Canada out of NATO now!

The YCL-LJC strongly denounces Canada’s new NATO commitments that were announced following the Alliance’s summit on July 11th and 12th. In response to Trump’s desire to increase military spending to skyrocketing levels (he even called for a target of 4% of the GDP invested in the defence budget), Canada has attempted to calm the game and to show that it is ready to assume a greater role in this criminal alliance.

Among the new commitments, Canada will deploy up to 250 troops in Iraq to assume command of the NATO training mission in that country ravaged by nearly 30 years of ongoing warfare and still occupied by NATO forces. In addition, Canada will strengthen its presence in Eastern Europe, taking further part in the logic of confrontation with Russia. Thus, the reassurance mission in Latvia will be extended by 4 years, until 2023 and will be reinforced by an increase in the military strength from 450 to 540 troops.

La Fédération mondiale de la jeunesse démocratique solidaire des réfugié.es

Déclaration de la Fédération mondiale de la jeunesse démocratique à l’occasion de la Journée mondiale des réfugié.es

The World Federation of Democratic Youth stands in solidarity with Refugees

Declaration by the World Federation of Democratic Youth for the World Refugee Day

After the 27th Central Convention of the YCL-LJC, now is the time to organize!

May, 2017

Last week, the Young Communist League of Canada held its 27th Central Convention, the largest of the four conventions since its re-founding in 2007. From May 19 to 22, thirty-five delegates, plus alternates and observers attended from Montréal, Toronto, Guelph, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria to reiterate our commitment to working class struggle and move forward with our strategies to build socialism in Canada. We dedicated these three days to exchange, discuss, debate and learn from the struggles carried out by young communists throughout the country.

On the death of Fidel Castro: ¡Fidel vive, la lucha sigue!

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.

Dump the Trump ultra-right agenda!

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.

Solidarity with Venezuela

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.