In the last five
years, gas prices in Canada have soared from about 65-cents per litre to
over $1.10. This price hike hits the
working class hardest. While the right
wing are trying to blame taxes for the increase, the majority of Canadians see
that corporate super-profits are the real culprit. In a recent
poll, 49% of Canadians (and 67% of Quebecers) support nationalizing the oil
industry.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recently in the United States,
where he delivered an address to the United Nations, met with activists
in South Bronx, and gave several interviews to US media outlets. Read about it on the Hands Off Venezuela website.