Sex worker feminism
by Chanelle Gallant Sep 7, 2023 9 min read Share In 1986 in Toronto, police were conducting targeted sweeps of Cabbagetown to remove sex workers. Bill C-49 … Read More
A reading list on Palestinian refusal
by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh Sep 11, 2023 5 min read Share On the tail end of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, I offer this reading list, … Read More
New look, same politics
by Sophie Jin Sep 11, 2023 4 min read Share Yes, you read correctly – this is your copy of Briarpatch! We turned 50 years old this … Read More
MAiD in heaven
by Nisha Patel Sep 11, 2023 3 min read Share The law no longer requires that a person’s death be reasonably foreseeable to be eligible for medical assistance … Read More
Busting the union-busters
by Mitchell Thompson Sep 11, 2023 11 min read Share Patrick Kyle Auto parts manufacturer Sodecia’s management likes to brag that, in its London, Ontario stamping facility, … Read More
In downtown Montreal, a neighbourhood built on mutual aid
‘We are really a last resort’: A vital support system in Milton Park prevents unhoused people from falling through the cracks
Conflict of interest: Montreal politicians making decisions on housing are also landlords
A review of financial declarations revealed major omissions and over a dozen evictions tied to just three politicians from across the political spectrum
You’ve changed, man: How the Alberta NDP lost its way
Current and former members describe a party that has sacrificed principles and centralized control in pursuit of power
Homelessness in Canada has reached a humanitarian crisis level, experts warn
‘Many Canadians, especially renters, are closer to homelessness than they might imagine’
‘Today is a good day to die’: Brandi Morin reports from a new RCMP raid at Fairy Creek
Inside the fight to save one of the last ancient old growth forests on the planet
Airbnb in Victoria: Three words that keep hundreds of rentals off the housing market
Victoria banned most short-term rentals in 2018 — but allowed ‘legal non-conforming’ units to remain. Why?
Playbook for RCMP’s Wet’suwet’en raids provided by former U.S. commander in Iraq and Afghanistan
Presentation highlights darker truths behind violence and intimidation against Indigenous land defenders resisting resource extraction
B.C.’s dirty little secret: it is ramping up thermal coal exports
As wildfires rage around the world, Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison is doubling down on the dirtiest fossil fuel
‘The islands are being sold to tourists’: summer rentals leave locals homeless on Quebec’s Magdalen Islands
The race to buy houses to convert them to short-term rentals is accelerating the housing crisis on the rural islands
Nearly 1,500 people in Canada have died in custody in the past two decades, according to new analysis
The lack of consistent tracking by government reveals a system that is ‘deeply broken and designed to obfuscate responsibility’