The memorialization of Mewa Singh
Mewa Singh’s funeral procession in 1915. Photo from the Kohaly Collection, courtesy of the South Asian Canadian Digital Archive and Simon Fraser University Library. On October 21, 1914, Mewa Singh … Read More
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反人口贩卖政策运动的剖析
by Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam Jul 4, 2022 1 min read Share Wenting Li This is the Chinese translation of the article “Anatomy of an anti-trafficking … Read More
Reflections on winning the Fight for $15 in Saskatchewan
Letter from the editor by Saima Desai Jun 30, 2022 4 min read Share In May, the Saskatchewan government announced its plans to raise the minimum wage … Read More
To save the bees, we must confront capitalist agriculture
by Rebecca Ellis Jun 30, 2022 12 min read Share On the first warm, sunny spring day, beekeepers across Canada head to their apiaries, hoping to hear … Read More
Stopping the Big Sprawl
by Stephanie Leguichard Jun 30, 2022 11 min read Share One morning in the middle of a campaign period, a developer handed Jane Fogal, a municipal councillor … Read More
The People Who Own Themselves
by Claire Johnston and Andrée Forest Jun 30, 2022 11 min read Share Sitting across the table from one another after dinner in Saskatoon, on the first … Read More
The growing struggle to access gender-affirming health care in rural Canada
by Rhea Rollmann Jun 30, 2022 18 min read Share Mason Woodward’s transition spanned two countries and multiple provinces. But his problems really started when he moved … Read More
B.C.’s climate adaptation disability crisis
by Astra Lincoln Jun 30, 2022 13 min read Share Robin Richardson-Dupuis Lisa Johansen had, for years, structured her life around rituals of readiness. A go-bag was … Read More
A reading list for building transformative movements in so-called Canada
by Emma Jackson Jun 30, 2022 7 min read Share We’re in a moment of massive political volatility in Canada – facing down the sixth wave of … Read More
A progressive response to transport costs must undo “the social ideology of the motorcar”
by Joshua K. McEvoy Jun 30, 2022 4 min read Share Transportation and its cost have rarely been the subject of such intense interest as they are … Read More
Ontario’s punitive welfare system
Ineligible: Single Mothers Under Welfare SurveillanceKrys MakiFernwood, 2021 In Krys Maki’s book Ineligible: Single Mothers Under Welfare Surveillance, Diane, a single mother, describes being questioned by her caseworker about why … Read More
Anatomy of an anti-trafficking policy campaign
by Chanelle Gallant and Elene Lam May 9, 2022 12 min read Share For the past year, low-income Asian women in Newmarket have been engaged in a … Read More
Feminist imagination
Letter from the editor by Saima Desai May 4, 2022 3 min read Share “I feel embarrassed when I say feminism and people do not think revolution … Read More
Divestment and beyond
by Sydney Lang and Amanda Harvey-Sánchez May 4, 2022 11 min read Share “What do we want? Fossil fuel divestment! When do we want it? Yesterday!” The … Read More
Building feminist, anti-racist unions
by Claire Nicolson-Hurtig May 4, 2022 14 min read Share “The labour movement is like any structure built upon white supremacy and patriarchy,” says Rachel Besharah, a … Read More