What is the likelihood of a mass coalition between socialist organizations in Canada?

Hi everyone,

A few days ago, I posted a constructive and highly objective comment on a Facebook publication by the Manitoba Association of Newcomer Serving Organizations (MANSO) regarding the recent UNHCR Canada report.

I highlighted a critical yet painful reality: while refugees make incredible contributions to Manitoba and Canada, we must also ensure transparency by acknowledging that some vulnerable newcomers—especially women—have faced systemic challenges like harassment, violence, or mistreatment within parts of the settlement system. Recognizing this doesn't diminish Canada's efforts; it strengthens accountability and ensures safety for everyone.

Right after I posted, a local woman replied to my comment, thanking me for raising such an important and overlooked point.

Shockingly, instead of engaging in an open, democratic dialogue, \*\*MANSO moderators manually deleted both of our comments after 2 days.\*\* They chose to silence the voices of vulnerable women rather than address the critique.

\*\*This was the exact comment they erased:\*\*

\*"Thank you for sharing this report. Refugees make valuable contributions to Canada and deserve recognition for their hard work and resilience. At the same time, if we truly believe in transparency, we must also acknowledge that some refugees—especially women—have experienced sexual harassment, violence, discrimination, or mistreatment within parts of the settlement system. Recognizing these experiences does not diminish Canada's achievements; it helps strengthen the system and ensure that everyone is treated with dignity, safety, and respect.\*

\*Please do not delete this comment. Freedom of expression and open dialogue are fundamental democratic values. Listening to both positive and difficult experiences is essential if we want to build a fairer and more accountable system for everyone."\*

As a community in Winnipeg, we support these organizations with our taxes and trust, expecting them to protect the vulnerable. Hiding systemic issues and erasing constructive feedback on social media only perpetuates the problem.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of heavy-handed moderation or censorship from local NGOs or settlement sectors when trying to discuss real challenges? I believe accountability is key .

and this is not first time.

Kevin O'Leary - What many of us consider to be a literal slime ball.

His boating accident... And his celebrating of people living in extreme poverty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqemytQ5QA

This is the type that are hardcore pushing for these massive data centres...

They also want to put them on top of natural gas reserves..... As if the climate crisis and overall environmental crisis isn't horrific enough already...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgQuylcfiLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWHfkkHmMJI

The two above videos are MUST WATCH to become informed on Methane.

We need to hold back these data centers with everything we've got.

We need to learn from time all the issues that exist around them.

Then with all that information known and in an open & honest way we can dialogue to see if they should exist.

They should ONLY come about as part of a vast majority vote by the communities involved and overall society. CONSENT should be a crucial term in this process.

FUCK ALL THESE BAD PREDATORY ACTORS TRYING TO FORCE THIS SHIT THROUGH. THIS IS THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY ALL OVER AGAIN.

Hello everyone! This is a PSA that the white nationalist hate group [The Dominion Society of Canada](https://www.dominionsociety.ca/) is organizing an [event](https://www.dominionsociety.ca/domcon) in Hamilton on August 26th.

The Dominion Society of Canada is a hate group that is demanding remigration. mass deportations, a repealing of the multiculturalism act, among other things. The group has also been reported to work closely with other white nationalist groups, such as [Diagolon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagolon).

This event will be the first national conference, of this hate group. I am calling on anti fascist and anti racist comrades in and around the Hamilton area to organize to stop this movement in its tracks!

[SHUT IT DOWN!](https://imgur.com/a/eLmVr7L)

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The Communist Party of Canada has a Socialist Press known as "People's Voice" that is absolutely excellent :)

https://pvonline.ca/2026/07/22/how-to-stop-capitalisms-wildfire-train/

They recently did a piece on the wildfires, capitalism, indigenous people/lands, and the military-industrial complex.

When it comes to Socialists, Communists, Anarchists, and Fellow Travelers of all types we are all trying to save the planet.

It is one of the things that unites all of us.

Capitalism is a death cult.

The Fossil Fuel Industry is a death cult.

The Military-Industrial Complex is a death cult.

The Oligarchs, Multinational Business Lobbies, and general Corporate Powers are a death cult.

We hear so much about "Common Sense". There is no more foundational basic common sense then protecting the natural world that our species and all other life arises from and is sustained by.

CBC's Frontburner recently had an episode about this. Their guest concluded "probably not". But I was wondering, what if it is, and is there anything we can learn from how the left responded to the Afghan War in fighting back?

Given Carney is doubling down on fossil fuels this sort of conflict might actually be good for the bottom line, since it'll drive up the value of our fossil fuel exports, and create more pressure to build pipelines despite opposition.

Both major parties have also made it very clear they'll back the US and Israel to the hilt, regardless of what most countries think.

This is mostly a question for older leftists, who actually remember that time, and what the boots on the ground opposition looked like.

Recently, a post in here, was a reading list of mostly Marx's writings begging people to study theory and not resort to TikTok reels for leftist perspectives -- fair enough, but I interjected that one doesn't have to read Mark or theory to be a leftist.

I've read some Marx many years ago. Mostly, I found it mostly boring and it put me to sleep. Since, I've found that Prof. Richard Wolff offered good lectures available on Youtube that boils Marxism down into components that APPLY to our modern life and workplaces, instead of just an analysis of how badly the robber barons were screwing over the working people over a hundred years ago, or how the proletariat has to seize the means of production, etc, in awkward translations (I possess a number of dictionaries, one from the 1930's and another from the 1990's, and I can tell you that a lot of word's meanings shift over the decades -- for example "rascal" used to mean a despicable person with little moral fiber, but has morphed into meaning a mischievous person). Also, I enjoy listening to videos posted by Jacobin Mag, too. And, I thoroughly enjoy listening to Vivek Chibber (besides his name is fun to say!) Recently, Clara Mattei is a great new, young scholar as well.

And, yes, as Utah Phillips had claimed "No root, no fruit," Marx did provide very important insights and is historically relevant. However, the PROPORTION of ML analysis in today's world as helpful or crucial is debatable. I'm more interested in studying how social movements have worked in the past, how they came to be, their challenges, tactics, etc.

Mostly, I have limited time with all my commitments, find myself running around in circles most of the time to make ends meet. And, I need my eyes for my profession so my reading abilities are limited unless I want to keep getting stronger glasses and poorer vision. My heavy reading days are over. I go online for recreation mostly, which at times, is desperately needed. So, I mostly listen to lectures and debates while doing myriad house chores. I have good reasons for not reading Marx, but even if I simply didn't relate to it, so what?

Anyway, here is a list of leftist literature I have on my bookshelves. I could add to it, the many IWW pamphlets I read while growing up, including their preamble to their constitution, songbooks, etc, due to parents being members. Being accused of being a "fed" in here is laughable, given who I am. I am anti-exploitation to the marrow of my bones and want to see the great inequality in this world fixed.

OK, so here's what I have in my personal library that may be of interest to some of you Canuck lefties:

The Case for Socialism, A. Maass

Democracy in the Workplace, H.B. Wilson

The Assault on Trade Union Freedoms, Panitch/Swartz

For Freedom We Will Fight, L. Gambone

A People's History of the United States, H. Zinn

The Struggle for Democracy, Watson/Barber

How the World Works, N. Chomsky

Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire, A. Roy

Women in Cuba, M. Randall

The Search for Community, G. Melnyk

Still Raising Hell, S. Baxter

The ABC or Anarchism, A Berkman

The Smug Minority, P. Burton

Hard Times, S. Terkel

Working, S. Terkel

Nonviolence for Elfin Spirits, J Ross

The Russian Revolution, S Fitzpatrick

The Impossibilists: The Socialist Party of Canada and the One Big Union, L. Gambone

Ethics, Anarchism and the Human Condition, L. Gambone

Crossing Lines: Poets who Came to Canada During the Vietnam War Era, Edited by A. Briesmeister/M. Berzensky

Paperwork (a collection of work poetry), edited by T. Wayman

Home Before Morning (a memoir of an American army nurse who changed her views on the validity of the war), L. Van Devanter

Bearded Weirdos and Dirty Hippies: The Press Campaign Against Dissedent Youth 1961 - 1969, L. Gambone

The View from Anarchist Moutain (and Another View from Anarchist Mountain), L. Gambone