Non-corporate coverage
Since the English leaders’ debate on September 9 there has been a broad consensus in Quebec that a question the moderator put to Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet was unjustified … Read More
Justin Trudeau regularly boasts about supporting the international rules-based order (IRBO). As is to be expected, reality can be quite different from what the prime minister tells us. Let us … Read More
Erin O’Toole is trying to put on a kinder, gentler, less-threatening face to his Conservative party as he attempts to appeal to union members, racialized and LGBTQ2+ people. Just beyond … Read More
Lisa Roberts is hoping to follow in the footsteps of former NDP MPs in Halifax — Megan Leslie and Alexa McDonough — who held the seat for the party from … Read More
It’s been only six weeks since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its frightening “code red” report on the climate crisis, but it is difficult to sense much urgency … Read More
A Toronto consultant who specializes in anti-racism is hoping to become one of the handful of Black candidates across Toronto to make it to Parliament. Hawa Yahia Mire is flying … Read More
Among wealthy countries, Canada is a laggard in providing for care. Canada now spends a smaller proportion of national income on social services (18 per cent) than it did in … Read More
Among wealthy countries, Canada is a laggard in providing for care. Canada now spends a smaller proportion of national income on social services (18 per cent) than it did in … Read More
Joan Phillip won’t forget what it was like driving through the smoke on the high altitude Coquihalla highway in B.C.’s interior. Fire ravaged the mountain across from her as she … Read More
In the second French televised debate of the current election campaign on Wednesday September 8, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole could not hide his party’s plans for child care. A Conservative … Read More
Western Canada is once again feeling alienated during this latest federal election. That should be good news for Canadian socialists. Take the recently created Maverick Party. Their candidates, most of … Read More
Federal party leaders took to the stage Thursday night in the sole two-hour English language debate of the campaign. The debate was often reminiscent of watching a soap opera, what … Read More
As the country heads into a pandemic election, knowing how to vote, where to cast your ballot, and voting safely are more important than ever for first-time voters. The other … Read More
Since September 11, 2001, civil liberties, human rights and anti-racism groups have been raising alarm bells over the impacts of anti-terrorism and national security laws, so much so that it … Read More
Bill Sundhu remembers how his mother washed floors and took in laundry after his father suffered a serious brain injury, at a time when there was no disability plan. Everything … Read More
