Blog January 26
Drawings of Azzeddine Soufiane, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Aboubaker Thabti, Ibrahima Barry and Abdelkrim Hassane. Image: Melisse Watson and Syrus Marcus Ware
Rest in power: commemorating Muslim lives lost last January 29
Rachel Small | #RememberJan29 was created as a forum to support people in building a web of common experience, connecting the public to the moment of the attack and to each other.
Columnists January 26
Illustration of Bernie Sanders pointing his finger. Image: Donkey Hotey/flickr
What does healthy anger look like in politics?
Rick Salutin | Genuine political anger is an asset in politics but also a rarity. That may be why it’s an asset: it rings true amidst falseness, writes Rick Salutin.
Columnists January 26
Yance Ford promoting his film. Image: Montclair Film/Flickr
Yance Ford, first trans director nominated for Oscar
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | Yance Ford has just made history. He has become the first transgender director to be nominated for an Academy Award for his documentary "Strong Island".
Columnists January 26
Silhouette of human figure. Image courtesy of "No Foreigners" by Hong Kong Exile & fu-GEN Theatre
'No Foreigners' makes the Chinese mall a multimedia cultural experience
June Chua | A mysterious door at a Chinese mall became the gateway into a project for Toronto playwright David Yee, whose latest play examines the racialized spaces of those malls and the Chinese diaspora.
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.