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Civil Liberties Watch | LGBTIQ | Human rights protections raise new questions for freedom of speech | Oct 7 2016 | Rick Salutin | A commitment to free speech doesn't reconcile easily with human rights codes that may compel respect and courtesy toward specific groups -- including their right to be addressed as they choose.

Environment | Politics in Canada | Nova Scotia and carbon tax: Build on early actions, prepare for our green future | Oct 7 2016 | Brendan Haley | Nova Scotia policymakers should have known for some time that carbon pricing is coming. The province should be prepared to succeed in a low-carbon future because of earlier reduction efforts.

Screenshot from CCPA Ontario Office video

Labour | Politics in Canada | Ontario minimum wage goes up by 15 cents but still falls short of a living wage | Oct 7 2016 | Trish Hennessy | On October 1, the 800,000-plus workers who earn the minimum wage in Ontario received a raise, but don't celebrate too quickly: it went up by a mere 15 cents an hour.

Politics in Canada | Five years ago today, Alison Redford was sworn in as premier of Alberta and the wheels fell off the Tory bus | Oct 7 2016 | David J. Climenhaga | Alison Redford may not have intended to, but she smashed the mould. Alberta politics will never be the same again. It all started five years ago today.

Gave Lindo on Reel World, Storytelling, Opportunity for Change & Empathy in Film

Arts & Culture | Gave Lindo on Reel World, storytelling, opportunities for change and empathy in film | Oct 6 2016 | Face2Face | Gave and I talk about The Reel World Film Festival, storytelling, and creating opportunities for people to act through dialogue, empathy and film.

Economy | Labour | Cineplex hikes ticket prices in pursuit of record profits, blames its low-waged workers | Oct 6 2016 | Nora Loreto | As rates are increasing at Cineplex theatres, the corporation's attempt to spin the hikes are dubious at best -- but the CBC still ate it up.

The Rideau River about 35 kilometres downstream of the Energy East pipeline cros

Image: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/flickr

Environment | US Politics | As Hurricane Matthew hurtles toward Florida, climate change goes undebated in U.S. election | Oct 6 2016 | Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | Climate change is real, and it is worsening. That it should play a central role in the U.S. elections is undebatable.

Feminism | Pearson security needs to respect the rights of nursing mothers | Oct 6 2016 | Ethel Tungohan | Canadian Air Transport Security Authority personnel at Toronto Pearson International Airport should read up on their own guidelines about discriminating against nursing mothers.

Politics in Canada | A compelling counter-narrative: Are Justin Trudeau and Rachel Notley singing from the same hymn book? | Oct 6 2016 | David J. Climenhaga | No doubt about it, if there's a pipeline deal in the offing, the "bombshell" announcement made by the Prime Minister Monday can be made to work for both the federal Liberals and the Alberta NDP.

Politics in Canada | World | Civil society to Trudeau: Put human rights at the heart of Canada-China relationship | Oct 6 2016 | Canadian Journalists for Free Expression | Thirty-five civil society organizations jointly call on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ensure that human rights are not cast aside in pursuit of trade relations and currying favour with China.

Technology | Social media algorithms are shaping our daily lives -- and they're not neutral | Oct 6 2016 | Kyle Curlew | People need to know how social media platforms can evoke the power of code and algorithms to shape entire populations. It's a rough battle.

Afghanistan | The past and present of U.S. war resisters in Canada | Oct 5 2016 | Scott Neigh | Sarah Hipworth and Luke Stewart talk about the book "Let Them Stay: U.S. War Resisters in Canada 2004-2016."

Anti-Racism | Environment | Indigenous Rights | Confronting the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada | Oct 5 2016 | David Suzuki | The inquiry into murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls is long overdue and is testament to the leadership of Indigenous women and communities who have spent decades calling for an inquiry.