‘More repression’: How CAQ’s plan to expand Montreal police will further criminalize the most vulnerable residents
Who benefits from, and who’s harmed, by hiring more police?
Queen Elizabeth II Wasn’t A Servant. She Was A Parasite
The attempted rebranding of the monarchy as an institution for public service is nauseating, and must be resisted.
Just how bad will Pierre Poilievre be for the climate?
‘We’re going to clear the way for pipelines. I am going to support pipelines south, north, east, west. We will build Canadian pipelines’
Canada should use this moment to return Crown lands to Indigenous Peoples
With the Queen dead, Canadian territories now officially belong to King Charles. Why?
We Urgently Need Publicly-Led Investment And Planning
Why do we allow such huge concentrations of capital to remain in private hands when we face multiple existential threats?
Police Won’t Stop The Harassment Of Journalists. Here’s What Can
There’s a lot media managers and owners could do to protect journalists being harassed, if they cared enough.
Disabled leadership and wisdom
Letter from the editors by The Disability Justice Issue editorial collective Sep 7, 2022 7 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) This is a … Read More
What is disability justice?
by Briarpatch Staff Sep 7, 2022 12 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) Briarpatch asked five members of the Disability Justice Network of Ontario’s Youth … Read More
Disability and war
by Destiny Pitters Sep 7, 2022 10 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) Although Canada is seen as a peaceful country, Canada uses its … Read More
Terry Fox, the Freedom Convoy, and disability politics
by Danielle Peers and Kelly Fritsch Sep 7, 2022 11 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) In January and February of 2022, hundreds of … Read More
What we need to be well
by Carlyn Zwarenstein Sep 7, 2022 12 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) Anyone advocating for disability justice must include safe supply in their … Read More
Walking with my mother
by Amina Yasin Sep 7, 2022 12 min read Share Amani Omar Plain language summary (What is this?) After my mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease – … Read More
Migration has always been a disability justice issue
by Ameil Joseph and Briarpatch Staff Sep 7, 2022 7 min read Share Naheen Ahmed Plain language summary (What is this?) Ameil Joseph, a scholar who studies … Read More
The pressure to be cured
by Kendra J. McLaughlin Sep 7, 2022 7 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) Professional and popular psychology talk about self-esteem, therapy, and getting better. … Read More
Care without institutions
by seeley quest and Briarpatch Staff Sep 7, 2022 7 min read Share Plain language summary (What is this?) People often assume that disabled people can only … Read More