Police parade, July 1927. Photo by Alfred Pearson/City of Toronto Archives/Flickr. This article is a response to two recent essays on police reform and abolition by James Wilt and Herman Rosenfeld, both published in Canadian Dimension. At first appearance, Herman Rosenfeld seems to rightly take on James WIlt’s call for
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Canadian Dimension: Government Inaction on COVID-19 Threatens Inmates’ Lives
Photo by Matthias Müller/Flickr Imagine that you are having a nightmare in which you are living a happy life when a deadly and highly contagious pandemic strikes. The voices of authority instruct you what to do to survive: wash your hands frequently, keep two metres apart, and stay at home.
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Safe jobs, fair pay and income recovery more important than ever amid COVID-19
A specialist wearing a protective mask sprays disinfectant as he sanitizes an area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Photo by Renato Gizzi (Flickr). Working people across Canada are facing an assault on their right to work safely and to receive fair pay, income recovery, and job security as
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: The NDP needs to frontline a Green New Deal this election
Photo courtesy the NDP The federal election is emerging as a climate referendum. However, the NDP is marginalized because of its failure to establish a distinct profile by embracing a Green New Deal. The mass defection of former NDP candidates in New Brunswick to the Green Party is a grave
Continue readingCanadian Dimension: Introducing the Courage Coalition
If a movement ever develops in Canada with the potential to change its political landscape, like England’s Momentum which helped elect Corbyn as Labour Party leader, or the U.S. youth who breathed life into Bernie Sanders campaign, then the Courage Coalition will very likely be its backbone. This deftly organized,
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