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Council of Canadians candidate survey reveals local candidate stances

As an organization, the Council of Canadians (CoC) has long held the powers that be to account since its founding in 1985 by Maude Barlow, Mel Hurtig, ecologist David Suzuki and author Margaret Atwood. The CoC’s main focus remains the expansion of public health care, climate justice, the protection of democracy, and the protection of water as a human right, an increasingly important electoral issue with the expansion of water-consuming AI data centres. The CoC remains active locally in London, Ontario, demanding the best of the powers that be. As municipal elections approach, the Coc’s grassroots advocacy seeks to provide…

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Linda McQuaig and Neil Brooks discuss their new book on ‘Cancelling Billionaires’

On September 22, Canadian author and journalist Linda McQuaig and tax scholar Neil Brooks will visit London to discuss their recent book Cancelling Billionaires Before They Cancel Us: The Urgent Need for a Wealth Tax. The third book in their trilogy criticizing wealth hoarding and billionaires, their newest instalment brings a new urgency to the problem in an era further wrought with the wealth gap. The pair has been highlighting the issue for decades and now 16 years since the debut of their first co-authored release, The Trouble with Billionaires, McQuaig believes the problem has become much more pronounced. “The…

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Photograph of Victor Manuel Garcia Sanchez addressing spectators in front of a colorful mural at Casa Latina. The Cuban flag hangs to his right.

Cuban Consul General visits London, Ontario

On June 28, representatives of ¡Estamos con Cuba!, People for Peace and LACASA (Latin America – Canada Solidarity Association) had the opportunity to meet with the Consul General for Cuba in Toronto, Victor Manuel Garcia Sanchez, in downtown London restaurant Casa Latina. Garcia Sanchez shared reflections and answered questions regarding the present situation of the Caribbean island nation as it now survives its eighth month amidst an effective oil blockade by the United States of America, under the presidential administration of Donald Trump. Garcia Sanchez, consul for Cuba in Toronto since October, 2025, was introduced by Western University linguistics professor…

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Photograph of three hand-painted posters. One shows the logo of TD bank placed on a green armchair and reads "Comfortable with Genocide." The others read "TD funds genocide" and "TD is art washing genocide."

Arms Embargo Forest City and Museum London clash over TD Funding

According to anti-war coalition group Just Peace Advocates, TD bank has invested ten billion dollars in war crimes and genocide through financial ties with weapons manufacturers and war profiteers like General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, RTX Corporation (also known as Raytheon) and Northrop Grumman. All of these manufacturers have provided weapons, vehicles, and weapons development to the Israeli military. The Israeli military has made use of them by filling the streets of Gaza with Palestinian blood.  Museum London, sponsored by TD bank, had its Summer Launch Party on June 11. The event featured the exhibition opening of Franco-Manitoban artist Dominique Rey,…

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Photograph of three handmade signs taped to a park bench in Victoria Park in London, Ontario for a May Day rally. Left to right, the signs read "Solidarity," "Solidarity For Ever," and "The right is wrong."

London gathers together in celebration of May Day

On a bright, sunny May 3rd, music, dancing and joy filled Victoria Park. Several organizations united in a rally for May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, to call attention to the struggles of the working class in Canada and abroad. The event opened with chants and music from Frank Risdsdale in support of labour movements, unions and workers rights, followed by speeches by representatives of various labour and leftist organizations in the city. First spoke Anthony, representative for the group Forest City Solidarity. He explained the origins of May Day, created in 1889 France during the Second International,…

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“Mourn for the Dead and Fight for the Living” : International Day of Mourning to remember workers killed, injured, and made ill on the job

On April 28, trade unionists and labour activists came for the Day of Mourning ceremony held in London’s Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) hall.  This year’s London ceremony highlighted the recent death of a worker who was killed while working at the Maple Leaf Foods poultry processing plant on Wilton Grove Road on April 9. The investigation into the workplace death is ongoing and further details haven’t been released at this time. “We are all sharing in grief,” said Mike Mattioli, the regional union representative from the Union of Commercial and Food Workers (UFCW), which represents workers at the…

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London to Ford: NO MORE!

Neither the threat of rain or cold weather would stop the population of London from making their voices heard. On Saturday, April 25, over 100 people gathered at Victoria Park to continue to protest the Ford administration and its negative impact on the city. Drumming circles, flyers, handmade posters, chants, and drivers honking in support of anti-Ford signs along the Richmond and Central streets showed in clear and uncertain terms that the people of London are not satisfied with the actions of the administration. The provincial government’s recent closures of safe consumption sites in the city, gutting of healthcare and…

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¡Estamos Con Cuba!: a fundraiser for the Cuban people

This Friday, Casa Latina will hold a fundraiser, ¡Estamos Con Cuba!: A Fundraiser for the Cuban People, at 7pm. It will be filled with live music, silent auctions, video-recorded greetings from Cuba solidarity groups and Cubans living under the intensified blockade, and a dance party that may stretch late into the night.  Performances will feature London-based Chilean duo SUYAI, made of folk musicians Viviana and Mauricio, and local choir Accento Latino. Journalist and writer Ruth Taylor will read an excerpt from her debut novel Even the Birds – which chronicles three generations of Guatemalan women seeking peace and purpose. The…

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