After a long hiatus, Back in the USSR returns at last with some views on the recent Canadian federal election and how none of the major capitalist parties addressed the reality of austerity being faced by millions of Canadians today who must work harder and harder for less and less in order to pay rent and put food on the table. Though it took me away from the radio for awhile, I'm proud to say that my absence was well spent, running in the election for the Communist Party of Canada, the only political party that seemed to be truly addressing the concrete realities and demands of working class people in this country rather than engaging in grandstanding and PR sales pitches.