News January 26
When it comes to listing countries on the basis of the social services they provide to citizens compared to the subsidies they heap on corporations, Canada doesn’t fare well. Photo: Zhu
Huge wasteful subsidies to corporations deplete funds for social programs
Ed Finn | If the national income were more equitably allocated –- as it is in truly progressive countries –- much of the prevailing social distress in Canada could be alleviated.
Blog January 25
Methane flare in oil field. Photo: WildEarth Guardians/flickr
Albertans lose money while energy companies continue to let escaping methane make climate change worse
David J. Climenhaga | "Wasted methane represents lost value to oil and gas operators due to lost sales volumes of natural gas, and lost value to the government through lost royalty collection," says the Pembina Institute.
Blog January 25
Image by Abdul Malik, used with permission
Who marched and why? The Women's March 2018
Maya Bhullar | The 2018 Women's March brought people back out into the street. How were some of the critiques levelled at the Women's March a year ago addressed?
Podcast January 25
Creative Signage at the Women's March in London Ontario
Women's March London: An audio picture
Victoria Fenner | For those who weren't able to make it to a Women's March last weekend, and for those who did and would like to go to another one. Meg Borthwick takes us to the Women's March in London Ontario.
Columnists January 25
Woman with tape over mouth. Photo: Paola Kizette Cimenti/flickr
Signing on to silence: Confidentiality agreements in sexual assault cases
Michael Hackl, Pro Bono | With the MeToo movement, many victims are more willing to report sexual harassment and assault. But we are also hearing about instances where perpetrators are trying to silence their victims.
News January 25
More details Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau of Canada, Jimmy Carter, Margaret Trudeau and Rosalynn Carter at State Visit arrival. Photo: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Looking forward by looking back -- 1978
Karl Nerenberg | Pierre Trudeau had been in power for 10 years. Nigeria moved toward a (brief) return to democracy. And René Lévesque prepared the ground for 1980s referendum on Quebec independence.
Blog January 24
Women's March: Image: Penney Kome
#MeToo on the march
Penney Kome | The Women's March roars back in 2018.
Blog January 24
Image: OpenMedia
Your voices helped shape the new TPP
Marie Aspiazu | In a big win for the Internet, the new version of the TPP suspends many of the controversial provisions included in previous versions.
Blog January 24
Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney. Photo: Premier of Alberta/flickr and michael_swan/flickr
Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney sing from same hymnbook, sort of, on plan to prop up Keystone XL
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has adopted conservative positions on pipelines. Is Opposition Leader Kenney coming around to a policy traditionally associated with the NDP?
Blog January 24
Hassan Diab with his family at Ottawa airport on his return to Canada in January. Photo courtesy of Hassan Diab Support Committee.
After 10 years, Hassan Diab is finally free
Judy Haiven | A celebration of the release and return home of Canadian professor Hassan Diab after three years of imprisonment in France, and a condemnation of Canada's role in his mistreatment.
Columnists January 24
Tomatoes in grocery store. Photo: GoToVan/flickr
What's your foodprint? A guide to sustainable eating
Lois Ross | What we eat definitely has climate impact but there is often more than meets the eye when you consider how to eat sustainably. Here's an easier way to break down your carbon footprint.
Blog January 24
Picture taken from a Sûreté du Québec helicopter of Lac-Mégantic, the day of the derailment, July 6, 2013. Photo: Sûreté du Québec/Wikimedia Commons
As the Lac-Mégantic criminal trial ends, government action must begin
Bruce Campbell | The Quebec town's citizens were not protected from unsafe transportation conditions which remain in place today. They deserve justice.