Columnists October 12
Flood waters remain high in Carolina, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. Image: U.S. Department of Defense/Jose Diaz-Ramos
Trump administration lies about climate change as lives are lost to 'natural' disasters
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | The corporate TV weather reporting aids and abets Trump's misinformation by consistently ignoring the role of climate change in this string of disasters.
Blog October 12
Image: Kevin Metcalf
Lost in Translation: Understanding the campus free expression debate
Jacqueline Houston | Conspicuously absent from the campus free speech debate has been the voices of students themselves
Blog October 12
Image: Flickr/Ben Gordon
Great Lakes groups band together to challenge Nestlé and water crises in Flint and beyond
Emma Lui | Water Is Life summit participants were outraged that governments allow Nestlé and other water companies to control and sell water for a profit while failing to secure clean water for communities.
Blog October 11
Image: Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs: Stoking Islamophobia and racism?
Yves Engler | The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs shouldn't be part of a public consultation on systemic discrimination and racism.
Podcast October 12
Photo: Victoria Fenner
What does it mean to belong?
Victoria Fenner | Our communities aren't doing a good enough job helping people feel like they belong, according to this year's Vital Signs report by the Community Foundations of Canada.
Podcast October 11
Image Copyright: Amr Salama and the Film Clinic. Used with permission.
Michael Jackson meets Islam in the film 'Sheikh Jackson'
David Peck | Amr Salama and Face2Face host David Peck talk about pop music, cinematic language, identity, Islam, father figures, inclusion, imagination, and Michael Jackson.
News October 12
Jagmeet Singh’s Quebec visit reveals both opportunities and dangers
Karl Nerenberg | On his first visit to Quebec outside Montreal, Singh had to answer tough questions not only on his turban, but also on separation.
News October 11
The Secwepemc Nation and their supporters are building tiny houses to assert their land rights in the face of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
Tiny houses, enormous statement
Erin Despard | The Secwepemc Nation and their supporters are building tiny houses to assert their land rights in the face of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline
News October 11
Vancouver Green Party candidate Pete Fry
'We're really about the grassroots': Interview with Vancouver city council candidate Pete Fry
Alyse Kotyk | Vancouver's Green Party is hoping for a second seat on city council in the upcoming by-election.
Blog October 10
Bee collecting pollen. Image: Wikimedia Commons/Jon Sullivan
It's time to nix neonics
David Suzuki | If we care about the quality and security of our food sources -- and the species and ecosystems they rely on -- the time for neonics is over.
News October 10
The Wynne government wants to offer up to 17 weeks leave, but since it is all unpaid it will not help those who need it most
Critics say Ontario’s proposed domestic violence leave falls short
Meagan Gillmore | The Wynne government wants to offer up to 17 weeks leave, but since it is all unpaid it will not help those who need it most
Podcast October 9
Image Copyright: Mouly Surya and Cinesurya. Used with permission.
Indonesia, Westerns, and a Celebration of Feminism
David Peck | Mouly Surya and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts, multiple possibilities, writing with images, violence, stillness and why women need to fight back.