Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon and Johan Rockström wrote about the “Cascade of Crises” we’re experiencing right now. They discuss global hunger, people forced to moved, political authoritarianism, violations of human rights,…
In Doug Ford’s Ontario, the answer is, “Plenty of people.” Yesterday I attended a rally to protest the provincial government’s plans to override local democracy and extend urban boundaries into…
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In 1970, Pierre Trudeau used the War Measures Act — a harsh and blunt instrument — to put an end to the FLQ Crisis. Eleven years later, he inserted the…
Looking for a climate expert? Here’s the only database you need. The Global South Database is a vetted list of scientists, researchers, and practitioners around the climate the crisis. The…
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of November 14, 2022 from Wise Law on Twitter: Quebec’s highest court to begin hearing appeals on provincial secularism law Labour…
Hundreds march in Toronto to call on the federal government to extend permanent status to undocumented people, September 17, 2022. Photo courtesy the Migrant Rights Network. With the Canadian government…
The inquiry in Ottawa is stagnating. Justice Paul Rouleau of the Ontario Court of Appeal is getting testier. He has little time to hear the questions and less time to…
It’s always the best of times in Alberta; it’s always the worst of times. Readers may recall how Jason Kenney’s Best Summer Ever was followed by the worst winter ever.…
The last six months have been hell and the next six months will be worse. By election day, May 29, 2023, we’ll have transitioned from Jason Kenney, the politician who…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Manina Etter et al. study the causes of neurological damages arising out of COVID-19. And Roni Caryn Rabin reports on the recent…
From his support committee: Today, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, a 72 year old grandfather and respected healer and elder was granted parole by the US Parole Commission. The Parole Commission has…
“Defying the Tomb is a very easy and exciting read. However, it is also the very cornerstone of the kind of political education that the masses of our people need.…
In the month of April, 2022 I was transferred from Virginia’s infamous Supermax Prison called Red Onion to Jessup Correctional Institution in the state of Maryland through Interstate Compact transfer.…
Big telecom companies like Rogers and Bell continue to take the lion’s share from subscription revenues for cable, Internet access, and wireless services. Photo by Paul Mckinnon/Dreamstime. Those following the…
This week, healthcare negotiations between Ottawa and the provinces broke down. When it comes to federal-provincial relations, Justin Trudeau takes a lot of slack. And Pierre Poilievre has skated away,…
I posted a mini thread yesterday that exploded: It’s nearing a million impressions and it’s still going strong. I’m so glad I turned off comments early on after I got…
Portraits of Iran’s supreme leaders Ayatollah Khamenei and Ayatollah Khomeini. Photo from Flickr. When it comes to foreign policy, no matter what party is in power, it’s more of the…
For a guy who thinks bombast beats brains, Ontario premier Doug Ford flinched recently. He was facing the prospect of a general strike of both public and private sector unions…
