CONTENTS

1. CALLS TO ACTION
2. EVENTS
3. ARTICLES

Permanent Status Not Precarity and Deportation

Message to PM Carney:

I call on you to prioritize immigration rights and justice that aligns with your commitment to building an economy and society that works for everyone and where no one is left behind.

This means cancelling all the anti-refugee and anti-immigrant provisions of Bill C-2. 

The real issue is rights, not numbers. Over 2 million migrants in Canada grow our food, care for our families, heal our sick, and build our homes. Without permanent resident status, they face wage theft, unlivable homes, abuse and mistreatement that threatens their wellbeing and our collective society.

migrantrights.ca

Indigenous Film Festival

When: June 3-9; and June 9-15

Join us to celebrate the milestone 25th anniversary imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival.

imaginenative.org

Solidarity Rally

When: Thursday, June 5th, 4:30pm
Where: One King West

One King West is the last downtown hotel in the UNITEHERE bargaining cycle. The Company is refusing to meet city wide standards.

The union refuses to agree to a deal that leaves members behind. They will enter a legal strike position as of June 7. On Thursday, June 5, they take the fight to the streets.

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UN Denounces Threats against Water Defenders

When: June 5th, 5pm

Colombia is one of the most dangerous countries for those defending water and life against extractive projects.

For 16 years, Committee for the Defence of Water and Páramo of Santurbán has worked to protect the Santurban páramo – a high altitude wetland ecosystem which provides fresh water to more than two million people. Recently, they achieved recognition of part of the páramo as a Temporary Reserve Zone, which means that large-scale mining activities will be suspended for two years. Due to its work in defense of the páramo, they have faced harassment and intimidation as well as disinformation campaigns.

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Private Equity and Canadian Healthcare

When: June 5th, 7pm

Canadian Doctors for Medicare is sounding the alarm on the growing influence of private equity investment in Canada’s healthcare system, calling it a direct threat to patient care, health equity, and the sustainability of our publicly-funded healthcare system.

We are concerned that a single private equity firm now controls the largest network of independent surgical centers in Canada, with 53 operating rooms across 14 cities in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and B.C.

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Booklaunch: Migrant Work by Another Name

When: Thursday, June 5th, 7:15pm
Where: OISE, 252 Bloor St W, 12th floor lounge

Migrant Work by Another Name explores the complexities of Canada’s evolving international migration and employment policy landscape. It critically examines the shift towards “mobility” programs under the recently inaugurated International Mobility Program (IMP). This shift occurs alongside the contraction of certain streams within Canada’s long-standing Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). The book investigates the implications of policy changes, influenced at once by public outcry over migrant worker exploitation and persistent demands for labour in the face of qualitative labour shortages in high-income countries like Canada. Grounded in a decolonial feminist political economy approach, Leah F. Vosko employs a mixed methods analysis to contrast the narrative of “mobility” with the persistent realities of precarity among transnational workers.

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BDS Leafletting

When: Every Saturday, 1-2pm
Where: Dufferin Mall, 900 Dufferin St (south entrance by Marshalls)

End the Occupation! Build the Boycott! This is your friendly reminder of D4P’s weekly BDS leafleting taking place every Saturday from 1 to 2 pm at Dufferin Mall. Meet outside south entrance to mall, 900 Dufferin Street by Marshalls. No prior experience necessary! We can buddy you up if it’s your first time.

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Better Transit Workshop

When: June 8th, 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Where: Scarborough Civic Centre Public Library, 156 Borough Dr

Join us for a workshop in collaboration with Malvern’s 42Voices where we will share stories and have an open discussion about how to improve the TTC and win more riders onto the system. We will be covering topics like transit safety, affordability and fare capping, more frequent service, and more. We’d love to see you there – and appreciate your help spreading the word!

www.ttcriders.ca

Walking tour: Making Change at Honest Ed’s

When: June 8th, 3pm
Where: 581 Bloor Street W

Discover a Toronto institution! Join us at Bloor and Bathurst to explore one of the most vibrant intersections of the city, once the proud home of Honest Ed’s. We’ll explore how Ed Mirvish’s bargain store transformed the surrounding neighbourhood, including the nearby Mirvish Village arts community. We’ll also explore the important legacy of Blackhurst, a hub for Toronto’s Black community. Visit the site of Beverly Mascoll’s beauty company, which launched a revolution in Black hair care. We’ll also visit the former offices of Contrast newspaper, Canada’s oldest newspaper for the Black and Caribbean diaspora.

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Canadian Foreign Policy Hour with Yves Engler

When: Mondays at 6pm

Join author Yves Engler on Mondays for a weekly news roundup and interactive discussion about Canada’s role abroad. This weekly session will delve into the latest developments on subjects ranging from military affairs and Canada’s role in Ukraine to its contribution to Palestinian dispossession, and the exploitation of African resources. Join Yves for a critical take on Canada’s foreign policy. Questions, comments, and criticisms are all welcome.

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Emergency Protest

When: Monday at 6pm
Where: 2 Bloor St E

The Madleen, a civilian aid ship bound for Gaza, has been boarded by Israeli occupation forces. Moments ago, connection was lost with the activists on board. At least five Israeli naval vessels had surrounded the ship before boarding. This follows direct orders from Israel’s defense minister to “take all necessary measures” to stop it.

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How imperialists use NATO & G7 to maintain global domination

When: Tuesday, June 10th, 7pm

Featured speakers: Owen Schalk, Tamara Lorincz, and Barbara Waldern.

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International Mobilization for Peace, Action and Community Transformation

By Impact G7

Open Letter to G7 and the Canadian Government: Reject Militarization, End Neoliberal Austerity and Address Climate Change: People Come Before Profits.

This message is from IMPACT G7, a coalition of concerned residents and local organizations from Windsor-Essex, Ontario, who share a common perspective. Our community has been known for generations as the “Automotive Capital of Canada.” Our region’s economy is built on manufacturing and agriculture. Like other communities throughout Southwestern Ontario, Windsor has lost tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs due to so-called ‘free’ trade agreements, for example, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Source: The Bullet No. 3143

A Québécois Socialist Response to Canada’s Federal Election

By André Frappier and Bernard Rioux

Although opinion polls in 2024 had predicted a landslide victory for the Conservative Party, the recent federal election gave the Liberal Party of Canada a fourth consecutive mandate. The election campaign was dominated by widespread public apprehension over the trade war and Donald Trump’s threats of annexation of Canada. These fears weighed heavily on voting intentions. The new government headed by Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to defend the Canadian economy against the effects of the trade tariffs imposed on the country, to reaffirm national sovereignty, and even to protect territorial unity.

Source: The Bullet No. 3144

Trump Tariffs and US Imperialism

By Gillian Hart

On April 2, 2025, US President Donald Trump declared a “Day of Liberation” and slapped massive tariffs on most countries – excluding Russia but including a 50% tariff on Lesotho. The standard Left argument is that Trump’s tariffs represent capital’s warfare against the working class in response to the crisis of global capitalism. Of course, there’s some validity to that view, but it tends to operate at an excessively high level of abstraction.

Source: The Bullet No. 3145