Letter from Haida Gwaii, As History Is Made
After decades of struggle, the Haida Nation signs a landmark agreement with BC and Canada aimed at autonomy.
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“Built on a foundation of white supremacy”
by Justin Brake Jul 5, 2021 17 min read Share The heavy hand of the state was coming down. The Supreme Court had granted an injunction with … Read More
When Dire Climate News Came, Canada’s Front Pages Crumpled
The day the ‘code red’ IPCC report dropped, top US papers made a measurably bigger deal of it.
Canada’s nuclear reactors may not be fit for service
On July 13, Bruce Power announced that two reactors at its Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Kincardine, Ontario had violated its operating license. It had “higher than anticipated readings” of … Read More
As School Nears, Fears Mount about COVID Risk
Teachers’ federation calls on government for stricter measures to protect students and staff when classes reopen.
Canada’s failure in Afghanistan
A Chinook transport helicopter carrying Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lands near Kandahar, Afghanistan, May 30, 2011. Photo by Yiorgos Karahalis. Content warning: This article contains violence that some readers … Read More
Young people of colour ‘belong in the political process’ in Montréal-Nord
Problems of policing and poverty being confronted with both street protests and electoral politics
Lessons from Afghanistan: war is only good for those who profit from it
Content note: The following contains depictions of sexual abuse, violence, and acts of war that could be triggering for some. With the Taliban quickly taking control of all major Afghan … Read More
The long overdue death of the Jewish Defence League
Rabbi Meir Kahane of the Jewish Defense League holds a press conference in New York City, 1971. Photo from Shutterstock. On July 9, 2021, one of Canada’s oldest hate organizations … Read More
Canada’s unhoused crisis: Where government cruelty meets police repression
Unhoused people carry with them an immense pain that is unimaginable for people lucky enough to have more privileged upbringings
Indigenous agriculture is a Land Back issue
It is also a reminder of ways of life that predate police and prisons, pesticides and pipelines, and it is a promise that these worlds are possible again.
An Afghan Abroad Aches for His Homeland
‘They’re hanging onto airplanes — this is not a bike or a car, it’s an airplane, and they know they can die.’
Canada talks a mean game but has yet to really act on climate reports
After 30 years of IPCC assessments, will the country’s climate policies finally match the urgency of the findings?
Will Trudeau’s Child-Care Plan Survive the Election?
The Conservatives oppose the plan. But the pandemic and already signed deals may make it hard for them to undo the existing agreements.
The urgent need to tax billionaires out of existence
A wealth tax would raise badly-needed revenue. More importantly, it could reduce the fortunes—and power—of billionaires