It’s time for Canada to sign the United Nations Nuclear Ban Treaty
Nuclear weapons remain a serious threat to humanity and the TPNW represents an important step toward abolishing them
Kendall Worth: Organizing people on income assistance is easier said than done
Image https://www.printorganizeprotest.org/ KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Financially better off working people who read my stuff in the Nova Scotia Advocate often tell me that they do not understand why income assistance … Read More
Ontario long-term care home lays off 60 unionized workers
Bonnie Haley has been a personal support worker (PSW) at the Glen Hill Marnwood long-term care home in Bowmanville for 22 years. On Tuesday at around midnight, during her overnight … Read More
NDP plays adult in the room and prevents snap election
This week, the hubris of the federal Liberal and Conservative parties brought Canada to the brink of an election, just a year after the last one — and during the … Read More
Catherine Hernandez is ‘not here for nuance’ at this critical time in history
In the face of war, do we remain passive, or do we fight? Catherine Hernandez wanted to explore this question with her new novel, Crosshairs. It “was inspired by the Pulse … Read More
Trudeau government forced to provide documents on pandemic to health committee
While the second wave of COVID-19 surges, Parliament has passed a motion instructing its health committee to look into the government’s handling of the first wave. It was Conservative MP … Read More
Advocates call for legislation to rectify misclassification of gig workers
Foodsters organizer Ivan Ostos doesn’t think he’s asking for anything too radical. What he is asking for is government legislation to make it easier for app-based gig workers to win … Read More
‘The Crown’ ignores Canadian role in fight against apartheid
Watching streamed television seems to have become a national obsession during this time of pandemic and isolation, and, given that we shouldn’t be socializing in person, it promises to become … Read More
Get ready for an unnecessary federal election in 2021
Here we are, a mere year and a quarter from the last federal election — and in the midst of a frightful and deadly pandemic — yet, believe it or … Read More
What the pro-Trump insurrection in Washington means for Canada
On the very day on which violent extremists seized the U.S. Capitol Building — with what appeared to be the acquiescence, or even active assistance, of some of the police … Read More
New COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers unfair to migrant workers, says advocacy group
It’s untenable to require migrant workers to bear the burden of cost to obtain a pre-departure COVID-19 test, say allies of migrant workers. Transport Canada has issued an order requiring … Read More
NDP wants Proud Boys listed as terrorist, some activists say ‘bad idea’
It is a rare occurrence when an NDP leader makes a suggestion and the Liberals and Conservatives leap to agree with him. But that’s what happened when, in the wake … Read More
Paid sick leave is a good idea whose time has come
The COVID-19 pandemic has made the idea of paid sick leave for all workers suddenly popular. When he was leader of the Ontario Conservative party, John Tory did not favour … Read More
‘A community that won’t back down’: The battle at Land Back Lane
Unresolved Six Nations’ land claims mean ‘the only way to guarantee the land stays untouched is to put bodies on the ground’
“Log the best and leave the rest” – A conversation with David Patriquin about the state of our forests
Moose country in Digby County. Photo Facebook/Annapolis Royal & Area – Environment & Ecology KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – David Patriquin will be the first to tell you that he isn’t a … Read More