Thompson Rivers University

What is socialism with Canadian characteristics?

Teacher-activist Donald Wilson, who currently lives in Kamloops, is presenting for this year’s TRUSU Chinese Students and Scholars Association lecture event.

Wilson is active in the labour movement and is co-chair of the Kamloops-Thompson Teachers’ Association Social Justice Committee. As a student, Wilson lived and studied in Hong Kong during the colonial era. He observed first hand the anti-democratic and anti-communist ethos that permeated the colonial society imposed upon the Chinese people there. However, the experience awakened in him a lifelong admiration for China’s culture and revolutionary history. The question for Canadians, “What is socialism with Canadian characteristics?” has been inspired by the Chinese political journey.