Lev Lynds

Jul 23, 2024 | socialistalternative.ca | Leslie C. Kemp |Larry Hyink |Chris Fofonoff |Lev Lynds

One year ago, after the defeat of the NDP in the Alberta general election, Socialist Alternative warned about the Alberta NDP’s fatal strategy of trying to appeal to conservatives or “to be a party for all Albertans.” This strategy failed in the 2023 general election and Danielle Smith, despite her controversial policies, became the premier.

Apr 17, 2024 | socialistalternative.ca | Tim Heffernan |Corey Snoek |Bill Hopwood |Lev Lynds

“Axe the (carbon) tax” argues Pierre Poilievre. Given the source, one could be tempted to automatically respond, “keep the tax. Taxes are never popular but, along with death, they are said to be the only certainties in this world. So, what is the carbon tax? A carbon tax directly adds a surcharge on top of market prices for fossil fuels (oil, gas and coal) burned by households and small businesses. It is calculated based on the carbon dioxide released in burning.

Apr 27, 2023 | socialistalternative.ca | Ray Goerke |Bill Hopwood |Lev Lynds

Home Canada “I was manhandled by RCMP officers, my ceremonial dress, which has never been defiled since my grandfather’s time, will never be the same again.”These words by Chief Na’Moks, Hereditary Chief of Wet’suwet’en, express the outrage at the RCMP’s actions at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of RBC, held on April 5 in Saskatoon.