Jamie Irving’s Postmedia Appointment Is Bad News For Canada
The Postmedia chain coming under command of an Irving is a worst-of-both-worlds scenario for news readers and Canada as a whole.
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All Workers Deserve Protection From Being Unjustly Fired
In 11 of the 14 jurisdictions in Canada, bosses can fire or lay off their workers for any reason.
A Major Bank Has Admitted Inequality Is Holding Us All Back
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements shows inequality grows during recessions and tends to make them worse.
Want To Fix Elections? Try Randomly Selecting Politicians
There’s a crisis in Canadian democracy, and voter turnout is just a symptom. We need to radically rethink how elections work.
Degrowth Isn’t The Right Way Out Of The Climate Crisis
A class-based strategy that raises the material well-being of the working class is needed to win a just transition.
Doug Ford’s Electoral Rigging Scheme Was A Success
Data analysis shows Bill 307 helped allow Ford to achieve victory while avoiding genuinely important democratic means of accountability.
The Rich Should Shoulder The Burden Of Inflation, Not Us
Rather than impose cuts at a time when real incomes are falling, the federal government could instead levy emergency taxes
A Look Back At Canada’s Failed Digital Contact-Tracing Experiment
This is the first issue of Tech Won’t Save Canada, a new, monthly series at Passage hosted by writer and podcaster Paris Marx.
Help Save The Cities You Love. Stop Using Airbnb
Deleting the app can serve as an act of resistance against greedy property owners and landlords throughout the world.
Striking HBC Logistics Workers Have Won A New Contract
Warehousing and logistics are emerging as key sites in contemporary struggles over work.
RCMP Incompetence Is The Real Scandal In The Nova Scotia Inquiry
Police forces have abused the idea that politicians should stay out of the justice system, and operate with contempt for the public.
More Than 2,000 Canadians Have Died With COVID Caught In Hospital
From April 2020 to December 2021, at least 5,000 people in Canada (excluding Quebec) caught COVID-19 in hospital, and about 1,332 died.
Amazon Continues Failing To Meet Labour Standards
As a new report makes clear, Amazon remains a serial violator of international labour standards and norms.
Severance Is The Workplace Thriller We’ve Needed
What sets Severance apart from other shows is that it unearths what’s at the heart of capitalism and how it shapes our lives.
Vaccines Still Aren’t Our Ticket Out Of The Pandemic
Rather than take systemic approaches to keep us safe, politicians sold us a lie they’re sticking by: that vaccines are the way out.