May Day, May Day!

The first of May is celebrated annually as a holiday of the working class, to look back on our triumphs, and forward to our future struggle. The labour movement and the Liberal Party of Canada have seemingly lost sight of that fight, that battle against the barbed teeth of capitalism, which seeks at every turn to claw back the gains made by the working class, to crush resistance to the enterprising profiteers who seek to exploit the labour of the working class for as much capital gain as possible.
The greatest problem facing Canada is a severe inequality, in incomes, in quality of services, in economic and infrastructural development, with various regions and groups of people (students, immigrants, traditional industrial workers) finding themselves disadvantaged and missing out on the economic boom which has been seen across Canada for so long. Women consistently earn less than men, visible minorities find themselves discriminated against in the labour market, and those living East of the Prairies see an uphill struggle to achieve parity with the development and quality of services seen in the West.
It is the duty of each and every progressive to fight against these inequalities, to try and remedy the expressions of the contradictions of capitalism, but there must be no illusions as to the true cause: the chaos of capitalism, which will always fail to address the needs of the working class in a true and meaningful way. There have been incredible gains made by the Canadian labour movement since the last century, and it is indeed one of the best places to live in the world. However the drive for profit and the need for a constantly expanding market will always mean deprivation and inequality for many.