Kenney’s incompetence costs lives
The premier remains more interested in scoring political points than in protecting the lives of Albertans
Category: Canadian Dimension
Fixing the housing crisis will mean treating shelter as a right—not a commodity
Moscrop: The market is quite obviously not an effective provider of housing because it has failed to serve those in need
Capitalism is on life support. We have a decision to make
Canadians won’t settle for a return to how things were before the pandemic
The Olympics will be the culmination of a year of failure
The 2020 Olympic Games will be the culmination of a year of failure, wrapped up into a mega-spectacle desperately pushing a message of overwhelming hope and finality. Image by Charis … Read More
The high cost of Canadian military propaganda
Why is the military seemingly so desperate to shape public beliefs and attitudes towards its role in the world?
Can the NDP overcome Canada’s democratic deficit?
The NDP has tried time and time again to enact the popular will in their current role in parliament, only to be slapped down by a coalition of their Liberal … Read More
The Xinjiang genocide allegations are unjustified
The Biden administration should withdraw the charge and support a UN-based investigation of the situation in Xinjiang
To end military sexual violence, defund the CAF
You cannot revoke the license to rape while maintaining the license to kill
NDP takes major turn by condemning Israeli attacks on Palestine
It’s a first step, but a historic one
‘Our bucket has tipped over’: Educators in Manitoba exhausted after year of neglect
Throughout the pandemic, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s actions have never been in the best interests of teachers
The unraveling of the American empire
US leadership has stumbled from one military debacle to another, a trajectory mirroring the sad finales of other empires
How Canada should respond to Israel’s escalating violence
We can protect Palestinians from Israeli aggression by applying our own Canadian law
The workplace and women’s hidden shame
Illustration by Franziska Barczyk The following is an excerpt from Bent out of Shape: Shame, Solidarity, and Women’s Bodies at Work by award-winning ergonomist Karen Messing, published by Between the … Read More
Federal budget ignores Canada’s ongoing genocide against Indigenous peoples
This country’s continued denial of basic human rights for Indigenous peoples is written right into budget 2021
Writing politics during the pandemic
Virtual communities can’t replace physical ones, but they are still places of action that can bring us together in powerful ways