Apr 3, 2017
How Canadians can ensure we never repeat the mistakes of the TPP
Why did the TPP prove to be so unpopular among the Canadian public? And what needs to be done to restore public trust in future trade processes?
Civil Liberties Watch
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Mar 31, 2017  Apologies for torture seem to be the hardest wordsThe wording and delivery of the Trudeau government's March apology for its role in the torture of Canadian citizens are clear indications that Ottawa is not willing to make much-needed changes. |
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Mar 30, 2017  In Trump's America, your privacy is for saleDonald Trump, in the midst of accusations that his own privacy was invaded by illegal wiretaps, is signing into law permission to invade, trade and monetize the most private detail of every American. |
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Mar 24, 2017  CJFE and press freedom groups condemn Ontario court ruling against VICE journalist Ben MakuchCanadian Journalists for Free Expression Ontario Court of Appeal decision undermines public interest reporting and the protection of sources |
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Mar 23, 2017  An open letter in support of Justin Brake and the role of good journalism in a turbulent futurevarious Free Justin Brake now. |
 On World Water Day, let's stand up for water for allOn This Day Too many people in First Nations reserves lack clean water, too many watersheds are being destroyed |
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Mar 22, 2017  Provincial Court Judge Hands Down Sentence for Assault on Corrections OfficerA BC court judge handed down a 14-month sentence to an inmate of Surrey Pretrial Services Centre for assaulting a correctional officer. Victim was the target of a vicious assault using fecal matter. |
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Mar 22, 2017  UFCW 401 launches tool to demand better labour laws for AlbertaLet your MLA know that they have your strongest support to make the overdue changes needed in the Labour Code by using this easy tool. |
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Mar 22, 2017  When Justin Trudeau Broke His Promise to Make Every Vote Count, the response was immediate!In the end, 88% of the experts the ERRE heard (invited and vetted by all parties) and 87% the public who testified were for PR. The ERRE online survey found strong support for both the principle of PR |
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Mar 15, 2017  CIA spying and the Theatre of PrivacyHow gadget paranoid do we need to be given last week's Wikileaks dump about how the CIA is spying on us via our smartphones and TV sets? |
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Mar 9, 2017  Why I have decided not to attend the UN's women summit in Trump's AmericaSara Eftekhar On January 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S following through with his promise of banning Muslims. |
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Mar 7, 2017  Trudeau following Harper's lead in denying justice to illegally imprisoned Muslim menKathleen Copps If the Liberal government is serious about combating Islamophobia, they should award long-denied justice to those in Canada's Muslim communities whose freedoms were sacrificed for the "war on terror." |
 Islamophobic events planned in 63 cities on Saturday March 4th.3 Minute Action Join the counter protests or build one with your friends. They start at noon. |
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Mar 2, 2017  Canada's refugee policy must change in response to Trump presidencyRedeye Many of the refugee policies brought in by the Harper government are still in place. Refugee advocates say Justin Trudeau has to make significant changes to those policies now that Trump is president. |
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Mar 1, 2017  Facebook's track record makes its starry-eyed manifesto hard to swallowMark Zuckerberg says it's time for Facebook to eschew the current zeitgeist of nationalism, and become a tool for uniting global communities. Say what? |
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Mar 1, 2017  Is your Internet data ending up in the NSA's hands?What's happening to our data on its journey around the Internet has deeply concerning privacy implications for all of us. Now a new educational platform is raising awareness of these issues. |
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Mar 1, 2017  Premier Clark promised to fix the sheriff shortageIn 2011, Premier Clark announced that her government was taking steps to address the severe shortage of sheriffs in the B.C. court system. Six years later the promise is worse than ever. |
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Feb 24, 2017  Trudeau's torture policies no different than Trump'sThe Trudeau government suffers from an acute case of cognitive dissonance, either failing to see (or cynically not caring about) the yawning gap between its lofty rhetoric and its actual policies. |
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Feb 21, 2017  BCGEU president, Stephanie Smith, says no to hate BCGEU President Stephanie Smith calls for solidarity and unity in the face of hate and racism. There can be no safe haven for hate in our communities. |
 Edward Snowden's tools to protect journalists from surveillance3 Minute Action Learn about and use the tools Snowden and Freedom of the Press Foundation are developing |
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Feb 16, 2017  Persecuted Falun Gong practitioners given a chance at justiceWINGS The practice of Falun Gong includes mass arrests, "re-education" through torture, executions and widespread allegations of organ harvesting for the medical market. |
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Feb 15, 2017  Trudeau prepares to cede Canadian sovereignty to U.S. border officialsJ. Baglow By conceding Canadian sovereignty to American border officials, the Trudeau government has crossed a bridge. |
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Feb 14, 2017  Women in poverty are falling into debtors' prison, reports Elizabeth Fry SocietyPenney Kome Women are going to jail in Canada, especially Indigenous women, because they are unable to pay fines for small infractions. |
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Feb 10, 2017  A crackdown on our right to stand upNicole Colson explains how Republican-led legislatures are trying to push through laws to criminalize dissent--in the hopes of stopping the growing fight against the right. |
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