Podcast April 11
Against the global harms caused by Canadian mining
Scott Neigh | Jamie Kneen talks about the Canadian mining industry, its impacts on the world, and the work of MiningWatch Canada.
Blog April 11
Screenshot of the offending anti-abortion video
Cell phone video of Nazi comparison in Red Deer Catholic high school class on abortion should raise political questions
David J. Climenhaga | Albertans deserve to know what opposition politicians would actually do about such situations in tax-financed schools.
Podcast April 10
JP Gualthier Denim Jacket
Dressing For Time
Kelly Okamura | Time pressed consumers want easy answers to the complicated question of what makes a garment that matters.
Blog April 10
Alberta labour lawyer Andrew Sims (David Climenhaga photo)
Big changes coming to academic faculty, graduate student and postdoctoral bargaining rights in Alberta
David J. Climenhaga | It's worth asking the question if over time this approach could lead to the creation of an Academic Faculty Union of Canada?
Blog April 8
B.C. Premier Christy Clark in 2014
The B.C. Liberals' promise of a bright future only applies to the province's most privileged
Lizanne Foster | If you can’t afford the $10,000 a plate dinners, the B.C. Liberals have little to offer you besides more of what we’ve been subjected to since 2001.
Blog April 8
Pulled Pepsi ad taps in to the currency for social justice
Raluca Bejan | The soda company's new ad, which was pulled this week after a public outcry, shows that diversity and social activism can be sold like any other product.
Blog April 8
Jason Kenney's reconstituted PCs bid farewell to former party president Katherine O'Neill
David J. Climenhaga | The departing PC Party president was never going to be forgiven by Leader Jason Kenney's forces once they were in charge and remaking the party in their own image.
Blog April 7
Americans turn Canadian about health care
Penney Kome | Trumpcare's defeat shows how American attitudes toward healthcare have shifted over the last six years.
Blog April 7
Justin Trudeau in 2013
Trudeau vs. Trudeau on Proportional Representation
Ehab Lotayef | There is a big difference between P. E. Trudeau's profound vision of Electoral Reform and Proportional Representation and Justin Trudeau's way of tackling the issue, which leaves a lot to be desired.
Blog April 8
Image: Flickr/Mark Klotz
Heading into the provincial election, British Columbians demonstrate concern for inequality
Shannon Daub | British Columbians want income to be much more equally distributed than they believe it to be now. However, voters significantly underestimated B.C.'s overall income inequality.
Blog March 28
"Housing Now" sign at Annual Women's Housing March
To solve the crisis, all levels of government must commit to building affordable housing
Marc Lee | With an election in sight, we need B.C.'s political parties to engage in a race to the top, putting new and substantial proposals on the table to build the affordable housing people need.
Podcast April 7
Arrests not stopping the Maruti Suzuki workers struggle
Jiselle Hanna, Piergiorgio Moro | Labour news from the Asia Pacific region and extended interview on the ongoing Maruti Suzuki struggle in India