Notwithstanding rights and freedoms
Protesters gather at Queen’s Park in Toronto after Premier Doug Ford invoked the notwithstanding clause to override a court ruling that struck down his attempt to disrupt the Toronto municipal…
Cassandra Jeffery
Convenience at a cost: Online food delivery apps are doing more harm than good
Food delivery worker in New York City. Photo by Julia Justo/Flickr. Beef rendang, a Malaysian classic, is one of my favourite dishes to cook. Traditionally served during Ramadan, this hearty,…
Less can mean more: Reducing energy consumption to manage the climate crisis
To change the way we consume energy, we must shift the way we think about the economy, writes Cassandra Jeffery. Image courtesy Rijksmuseum/Flickr. I wrote a first version of this…
British Columbia hotel workers fight pandemic profiteering
Hotel workers strike in Vancouver. Photo courtesy UNITE HERE! Local 40/Facebook. “We never gave up,” said Gemma Dela Torre, a housekeeper at the Hilton Metrotown hotel in South Burnaby. “We…
How Canada failed its farmers and agri-producers
Farmland in Saskatchewan. Photo by Joel Penner/Flickr. Robert Jeffery—my paternal grandfather—lives on rural farmland in Bruce Mines, a small community in northeastern Ontario. His home, a quaint abode our family…
Why is Ontario spending billions on nuclear energy when cheap renewables are available?
Former United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman Stephen Burns (right) stands with Brian Duncan, former Senior Vice President at the Darlington nuclear power plant in Ontario, examining the turbine…