Québec solidaire gains ground
Photo by Quebec Solidaire Last Winter, Québec’s electoral representation commission made a controversial decision to redraw the boundaries of the electoral map in a way that jeopardized the existence of…
2017
Five vital issues facing the Left in Canada: Questions for NDP leadership contenders
CD approached the candidates running for the NDP leadership with what we felt were some of the most important questions facing both the party and the country. Here we present…
Noam Chomsky: Antifa is a ‘major gift to the right’
Photo by Cancillería del Ecuador Noam Chomsky has criticised the anti-fascist movement and argued its actions are wrong in principle and it is a “major gift to the right”. The…
A Plea for Nonviolence: Fighting Fascism in Trump’s America
The violence that accompanied recent white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia is merely the opening salvo in a larger conflict between those advocating fascism and those committed to human decency,…
How (Not) to Challenge Racist Violence
Photo by Mark Dixon As white nationalism and the so-called “alt-Right” have gained prominence in the Trump era, a bipartisan reaction has coalesced to challenge these ideologies. But much of…
For the 150th, let’s also re-make our economic myths
Every society needs its myths. But as much as myths and stories can empower, they can also be damaging. Here are three economic myths about Canada that could use re-writing.…
Social conflict is inevitable in decolonization battle
Members of Unis’tot’en camp, November 2012. All the controversy over Canada 150 and its morbid celebration of the gains Canada has made at the expense of Indigenous lives has many…
Unhappy birthday
Illustration by Inori Roy As Canada commemorates its sesquicentennial with a festival of propaganda, the gulf between this country’s reality and its image — prettily packaged at home and exported…
The Treasure by Alberta author Suzanne Lamontagne leads Audreys Books’ Edmonton Bestseller list this week
Here is the list of the top 10 fiction and non-fiction titles sold in Edmonton for the week ended Aug. 20, 2017, compiled by Audreys Books and provided by the…
Resource Companies Grapple With Supreme Court Decisions on Duty to Consult Indigenous Communities
The duty to consult Indigenous communities — what it means and how it should be properly executed — is now a key issue for pipeline and petroleum companies hoping to…
The Case for Ousting Trump
It doesn’t have anything to do with money laundering or colluding with the Kremlin to rig the election. It has everything to do with the ruinous impact of a dysfunctional…
Hawaiian Luau and Other Fun
My camera broke:
Still Crazy After All These Years
Apologies to Paul Simon but the phrase, “still crazy after all these years,” speaks perfectly of America’s inability to either accept or learn from its past. The proof is manifest…
Sorry, But You Did Have It Coming.
It’s a phrase that lawyers are particularly fond of – “the author of his own misfortune.” It describes the common defence to those who make poor choices and then seek…
I-M-P-E-A-C-H, I Quit
Daniel Kammen is a professor at UC Berkeley. Until recently he’s also served as a science envoy to the US State Department. It seems the good professor has had a…
Is Canada as racist as the United States?
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LawFact of the Day: Wills and Estates
Here is your daily LawFact from Wise Law Toronto for Thursday August 24, 2017. Today we are talking about Wills and Estates. For more information on Employment Law, Family Law,…
Public Health Restructuring Proposed
An “expert panel” appointed by the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has now recommendedthe reduction in the number of Public Health boards from 36 to 14, matching the…