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STRIKE! Afghanistan, Workers are imperialism fighting back and Canada pages 4-5 page 7 $2 | No 636 | September 2021 socialist.ca BALLOT BOX TO THE STREETS Use the election to build the resistance Justin Trudeau - not a climate leader! Uproot the System: Build the climate strike September 24. See fridaysforfuture.org for info (photo by 350.org CC by 2.0) he federal election is scheduled for campaign. ing as high as 80 percent. They are calculating (CEWS) has led to huge profits in the corpo- the 20th of September in Canada. It For most working people, the elections are that people would vote for continuity and rate world and more hardship for the working is an election that nobody particularly seen as a waste of time and money and there is would be fearful of other parties that represent class. They have rewarmed some of their Twants but Justin Trudeau had made the very little excitement. a shift from the moderate Liberal positions. previous campaign promises such as expand- calculation that it is the best time for him to But elections can be used strategically to But in the early going we are seeing that this is ing affordable child care and programs to secure a majority - while still riding high on build movements even when the platforms not true. Voters have seen wages stagnate and make housing more affordable. But their plans his pandemic record. of the main parties are bereft of any real new cost of living increase significantly during the will not help working people. Their policy, for That may backfire, as it did in Nova Scotia ideas and few expect the world to change for pandemic and they want change. They have example of credits for new home buyers will where the Conservatives were able to pick the better after the votes are counted. also watched the climate crisis become a daily result in higher housing costs. They will need apart the Liberal response to the pandemic and reality and the Libs have painted themselves to do better if they are to gain any seats and won a majority. Indeed, the polling is showing Platforms into a corner with the insistence on more pipe- secure their majority. that Trudeau may have miscalculated as his The Liberals are running on their record line development. numbers are dropping in the early stages of the during the pandemic, when Trudeau was poll- The Liberal policy of subsidizing wages continued on page 3 LEFT JAB by John Bell Ford fundraising Election diaries: Left Jab columnist John Bell looks at the two main parties in this election Big banks: the f**kup Episode 1– Tories: “We heard wonk and by: John Bell that had to be paid. Miele: I’m going to apologize. Ugly Canadians id you ever wish your There was a mistake made and I’m government would protect going to review this with my staff he Bank of Nova Scotia has ing to take hold, and as communities elsewhere, to keep the crisis out of you from scam phone and the 3rd party service provider we thought Wonka” posted a profit of $2.5 billion adapt to the most recent pandemic the public eye. Dcalls, emails or letters? It who drafted it. So… for just 3 months. That is al- developments, we are committed to Internationally, all the banks are isn’t likely to happen in Ontario. O’Shea: This is the Responsive ear Diary, I’ve decided to maybe just give lying; there is no GST July. But sure, have you “emergency” Tmost double their profit from helping our clients make real financial heavily invested in resource ex- Here the government, or more spe- Marketing Group that drafted it… keep track of the high and everybody a tax cut, on food or housing. briefing 2 months late. What more the same period last year. progress and supporting their growth traction industries that are gouging cifically the fundraising arm of the Miele: Correct. low points of this dumbass, one or the other. One Remember, diary, can we expect from the party whose They’re not alone. Bank of ambitions.” massive profits from operations in majority ruling party, is the author O’Shea: And who in the party Dunnecessary election. I thing is sure, he’s I’m a senior on fixed majority of members refuse to admit Montreal “earned” $2.2 billion, an Bullshit. Domestically, the source Africa and Latin America. A recent of such a scam. approved it? predict we’ll see few of the former going to “Secure the income who buys few that climate change is real. 85% increase over last year’s second of their profits is largely the housing report says that 75% of the mining The Ontario PC Fund, on behalf Miele: These are all party and plenty of the latter. Future”. presents. This tax cut Diary, I’m sure that various Tory quarter results. projects globally of the Progressive Conservative internal matters and I don’t discuss Let’s begin by kicking around Expect to hear the would put about $10 candidates will distinguish them- Expect the are conducted by Party, sent out hundreds of fund- it. So I’m going to deal with it. everybody’s favourite hacky-sack – word “secure” a lot, bucks in my pocket. selves for bigotry and backwardness results from the Canadian-based raising requests in the form of an It’s not going to happen again. I the Conservative Party of Canada. dear diary. But for the as we grind along, but I must give other big banks corporations. These invoice demanding payment of up apologize to all my donors. They jumped out of the gate before I won’t go into wealthy, it is a golden props to “star” candidate Pierre to be in the same ugly Canadians to $300. The fake invoices were O’Shea: This wasn’t your job the writ was even dropped, with detail of the platform opportunity to buy Poilievre. Sensing that his party is ballpark. have gouged $31.6 targeted at previous Tory donors, with the contractor then? that commercial. You know, the contents today. The that new monster headed for disaster, Poilievre dropped Bankers say billion out of Africa many of them seniors. (Voice off camera): Thank you, thoroughly sexist “parody” of Willy crackpot scheme for truck or Tesla, replace several early (again illegal) ads that it isn’t that alone. Obviously this sort of mail that’s all. Wonka. With the technical expertise individual “Personal that furniture suite, promoting his own “brand”, with no this year’s prof- In their wake scam has happened before because Miele: These are all internal of 3 adolescents, and wit to match, Low Carbon Savings take that big trip. The mention of his party its leader. The iteering is ob- they leave devas- Canada Post has regulations matters. I’ll talk to you later. the ad landed like a turd at a buffet. It Accounts” alone is richer you are the final ad featured him in a Fonzy style scenely high, but tated communities strictly prohibiting it: “Where a (Miele and handler walk away probably violated campaign spending worthy of its own more you benefit. It’s leather jacket and aviator shades, that they suffered and environmental letter or other mailable matter that ignoring further questions.) rules (parties are not supposed to buy evisceration. But here the Tory ethos in a promising to save the economy by last year because disaster. A recent is not a bill, invoice or statement O’Shea: What kind of apology ads before the writ drops) but this ad are a few noteworthy nutshell. making “stuff”. At the end he asks they all set aside to cover our “bad bubble that has resulted in unafford- report in The Breach details how of account due, is in such a form is “it won’t happen again”? Is backfired so spectacularly that I doubt Tory promises: We’re going to fans to share it around before it gets debts” – when we defaulted on cred- able housing prices and rents, and a Canadian mining corporations fuel that it has the general appearance that supposed to wash, a simple other parties will complain. Even The O’Tooligans be treated to lots of taken down, as if he expects to be it cards and were unable to keep up growing army of the unhoused. The civil war in Eritrea to further their of a bill, invoice or statement of apology? Do you give money back Tory candidates lined up to denounce will scrap the one flattering images of victim of some cancel-culture con- mortgage payments. money bags have passed the baton interests. account due, it shall have endorsed to people who give money, what and distance themselves from CPC positive thing the O’Toole, framing him spiracy. Soon after it was taken down, But it smooth sailing for the banks to their friends at city hall and the Our media portrays bank profiteer- on its face the following notice: about that? HQ. Proof positive that the Tory boys Liberals achieved– as fearless leader. On by PP himself because…illegal (see now. BMO CEO Darryl White gushes: police, to smash encampments of the ing as good news. But behind it is a ‘This is a solicitation for the order (Door slams.) in short pants are merely Oompa affordable daycare– August 17 he issued above). “With the economic recovery continu- unhoused in Toronto, Halifax and trail of poverty and human suffering. of (goods, services or goods and DoFo & Co are going to hide be- Loompas.