Coming Event: March on Ottawa, July 18-25A march from Montreal to Ottawa is planned July 18 to 25 in support of the demand of status for all migrant workers and action from the Trudeau government. The theme of the actions is "Trudeau, we're tired of waiting, we're on our way!" This action and others were announced at a press conference March 27 hosted by Solidarity Across Borders that was addressed as well by representatives of Le Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain (FRAPRU), La Coalition étudiante pour un virage environnemental et social (CEVES), Caring for Social Justice Collective, La Fédération des femmes du Québec and Conseil central du Montréal métropolitain de la CSN. The march and other actions are being organized to build support for an ongoing, comprehensive regularization program for all migrants with precarious status. Speakers called on workers, women, Indigenous peoples, youth and people from all walks of life to step up mass actions in support of the demand for full immigration status for migrant workers and students in Canada, in defence of human dignity and the rights of all. A press release issued by Solidarity Across Borders announcing the press conference points out "The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed migrants without permanent status into ever deeper precarity while simultaneously shining a public spotlight on the place they hold in Canadian society as both essential to the capitalist economy and disposable. The pan-Canadian Migrant Rights Network has taken the lead in mobilizing support across Quebec and Canada for status for all, a position echoed in recent months by Louise Arbour, the City of Montreal, and Amnistie internationale Canada francophone." Recent changes to immigration rules continue to deny access to permanent resident status to the vast majority of migrant workers in Canada, including farm workers who are returning to Canada now for the 2021 season. The ruling elite continues to divide workers and deny rights to migrant workers in order to justify their super-exploitation. Migrant workers are part of the Canadian working class and the work done by farm workers, workers in health care, the service sector, warehousing, food processing, transportation and other sectors has been recognized as essential. There is no justification for dividing the working class into those with status and those without. The necessity for governments to guarantee the rights of all is urgent and immediate. TML Monthly fully supports the march on Ottawa and other actions in defence of the rights of migrant workers and will provide more information on the actions as it becomes available.
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