Responding to a call issued by the Standing Rock leadership, on November 15, thousands of indigenous activists and their allies took to the streets for a National Day of Action against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL. The post National Day of Action Against Dakota Access Pipeline
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The Canadian Progressive: Trump win a call to arms for radical feminist men
Donald Trump’s election as the 45th President of the Unites States is a renewed call on radical feminist men to reject patriarchy, misogyny, sexism, white supremacy, and other men’s claim to control women’s reproductive power and sexuality. The post Trump win a call to arms for radical feminist men appeared
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: David Suzuki: Extinction crisis signals that it’s time to change course
A new comprehensive report points to a potential human-induced wild-animal population “extinction crisis unlike any since dinosaurs disappeared 65 million years ago.” David Suzuki helps us make sense of it all. The post David Suzuki: Extinction crisis signals that it’s time to change course appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Julian Assange Statement on the US Presidential Election
In this statement issued on the eve of 2016 U.S. Presidential election, Julian Assange defends WikiLeaks’ publication of the DNC Leaks and the Clinton political campaign and Foundation email leaks (Podesta Emails). “The right to receive and impart true information is the guiding principle of WikiLeaks,” says Assange. The post
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How a controversial dam threatens rights of Canada’s indigenous Innu people
The controversial Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project in Labrador, Canada, “relies on local Innu people giving up their own lands.” It “joins a long history of dispossession in North America.” The post How a controversial dam threatens rights of Canada’s indigenous Innu people appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: For-Profit AT&T Spying Program is Worse Than Snowden Revelations
Telecommunications giant AT&T’s spying on Americans for profit on behalf of law enforcement agencies is “more terrifying than the illegal NSA surveillance programs that Edward Snowden exposed,” says rights group Fight for the Future. The post For-Profit AT&T Spying Program is Worse Than Snowden Revelations appeared first on The Canadian
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: CETA just imploded, future of the deal uncertain
The Council of Canadians calls the European Union’s failure to reach consensus on signing the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) an epic failure that makes the deal impossible. The post CETA just imploded, future of the deal uncertain appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Dozens of Students Arrested in Ottawa Protesting Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Dozens of students from around Canada were arrested on Parliament Hill, Ottawa, while protesting Kinder Morgan’s proposed $5.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project. The protest was the largest act of youth-led climate civil disobedience in Canadian history. The post Dozens of Students Arrested in Ottawa Protesting Kinder Morgan Pipeline
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking
Google is the latest tech company to drop the longstanding wall between anonymous online ad tracking and user’s names. The post Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada, a welcoming country? The unaddressed issue of labour trafficking
The unaddressed issue of labour trafficking tarnishes Canada’s image as a compassionate and welcoming country. Temporary foreign worker programmes allow employers to violate migrant workers’ rights. The post Canada, a welcoming country? The unaddressed issue of labour trafficking appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Making our movements work for kids and families
By providing child care for protesters, racial justice organizers shift the public’s understanding of “front line” work, and make protest movements work for kids and families. The post Making our movements work for kids and families appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: David Suzuki: Confronting the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada
David Suzuki on the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and the “hard work and leadership of Indigenous women and communities who have spent decades calling for an inquiry.” The post David Suzuki: Confronting the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada appeared
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: How the ‘use of force’ industry drives police militarization and makes us all less safe
The growing militarization of law enforcement agencies, fueled by the “use of force” industry, has anti-police violence groups protesting and arguing that governments should prioritize human needs over militarization and violence. The post How the ‘use of force’ industry drives police militarization and makes us all less safe appeared first
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Art for innovation’s sake? Lessons from our Canadian cousin
The Liberal government of Justin Trudeau is making significant investments in the Canadian public broadcasting, the arts and creative industries. A lesson for other countries on “how to tap into the creative capital of a society.” The post Art for innovation’s sake? Lessons from our Canadian cousin appeared first on
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Canada-EU trade deal undermines public interest regulation, workers: study
The Canada-EU trade deal, CETA, “will elevate the rights of corporations above workers and the environment and undermine government regulatory flexibility,” new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds. The post Canada-EU trade deal undermines public interest regulation, workers: study appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Why is the advertising industry still promoting violence against women?
Not only are advertisements that feature sex and violence bad for business, but more importantly they are causing damage by normalising violence against women.
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The Canadian Progressive: How storytelling can help address police violence
Storytelling can help address police violence by enabling victims to articulate their personal experiences and reveal unjust policing practices. As well, articulated personal experiences of police brutality can help policing agencies to develop better …
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: David Suzuki: In diversity, there is strength
World-renowned Canadian scientist, broadcaster, activist and author David Suzuki explains how life has “fluctuated and flourished because of the resilience conferred by diversity” over millennia.
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The Canadian Progressive: Brexit vote fundamentally undermines Britain and the EU
By voting for Brexit, the UK has “opted for a form of ritual suicide, but one which will destroy others in its wake, fundamentally undermining the EU, the most progressive political project in history.”
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The Canadian Progressive: Orlando shooting: Is there a link between being in the closet and being homophobic?
This research-based piece discusses the possibility that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen was motivated by a struggle with his own homosexuality, Islam and parental pressure.
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