By Sean Delaney
Jeanne McGuire is running as the Communist Party of Canada’s candidate in Humber River–Black Creek for the 2025 federal election. With a background in education, health, and recreation, McGuire brings a wealth of experience to her candidacy. She has been actively involved in the trade union movement, advocating for workers’ rights and social justice.?
The Communist Party of Canada (CPC) envisions a socialist Canada where wealth is equitably owned by the working people who create it, aiming to end exploitation and oppression. Guided by Marxist-Leninist principles, the party emphasizes the importance of working-class power both nationally and internationally. ?
The CPC’s platform for the 2025 federal election includes developing and implementing a comprehensive, full employment strategy based on massive public investments to increase value-added jobs in environmentally sustainable manufacturing and secondary industry. This includes rebuilding industries destroyed by corporate offshoring and free trade, expanding Canada’s public infrastructure, and carrying out a massive program to build 2 million units of social housing across the country to create jobs and tackle the housing crisis.
corporations to appear at public tribunals and, where appropriate, face fines, jail time, and public takeover. They advocate for banning “market-based dismissals,” where workers are laid off from profitable corporations solely to increase share prices. Additionally, the CPC aims to make Employment Insurance non-contributory and expand it to include all workers, including part-time workers and first-time job seekers, for the full duration of unemployment, at 90% of previous earnings (or the average wage). ?
McGuire’s campaign is rooted in the belief that meaningful change comes from grassroots activism and community engagement.
She emphasizes the importance of collective action to challenge systemic inequalities and build a more just society.?
For more information on Jeanne McGuire’s campaign and the Communist Party’s platform, visit: communist-party.ca