Blog February 17
No justice for Colten Boushie
Krystalline Kraus | Colten Boushie's death and the ensuing trial of Gerald Stanley highlight racial tensions in Saskatchewan and mobilize Indigenous activists.
Blog February 17
Protesters opposed to expansion of the Kinder Morgan Pipeline in Vancouver last fall.
How to resolve the pipeline fight between Alberta and British Columbia
David J. Climenhaga | If a pipeline capable of carrying diluted bitumen from Alberta to the West Coast is essential to Canada's economy, then the federal government should build it and run it.
Blog February 16
High school students demand action on gun control following Parkland shooting
Penney Kome | After the latest school shooting in Parkland, Florida, this week, students are demanding change from legislators, but many Republicans remain indebted to the NRA.
Blog February 16
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh
Burying Canada’s anti-Palestinian consensus
Yves Engler | The anti-Palestinian consensus among Canada’s three main political parties is crumbling and NDP members could bury it this weekend.
Blog February 15
Taking your voices to the Standing Committee on National Security
Marie Aspiazu | On February 8th, our Executive Director, Laura Tribe, testified before the Parliamentary committee reviewing Bill C-59, delivering thousands of voices and raising Canadians’ top privacy concerns.
Columnists February 16
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Will the NDP take the great Leap Manifesto forward?
Linda McQuaig | With key Sanders and Corbyn acolytes attending the Ottawa annual conference, there is a chance to get a jump on Trudeau when it comes to fossil fuel use
News February 16
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A divided NDP has to decide what it stands for
Karl Nerenberg | The NDP meets in Ottawa this week with its two provincial governments squabbling and the party searching for a mission and an identity.
Blog February 15
It's time for the NDP to stand for democracy and human rights for Palestinians
Rabbi David Mivasair | A call to action to fellow NDP members: support non-violent measures for a just peace in Israel and Palestine.
Blog February 15
Map of Canada.
Time to place a moratorium on showing Geography Now! Canada in our classrooms!
Doreen Nicoll | Geography Now! Canada currently boasts 1.4 million views with 26,000 likes. For good reason, I side with the 1,000 dislikes.
Podcast February 15
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NAFTA and Climate Change
Victoria Fenner | Gordon Laxer talks about NAFTA, the tar sands, and why a clause called The Proportionality Rule has always been bad for Canada. From a talk recorded in Vancouver on Tues. February 13, 2018.
News February 15
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Women's Memorial March connects love, remembrance and power
Caitlin O'Flanagan | Downtown Eastside event commemorates missing and murdered Indigenous women and bears witness to ongoing injustices in Vancouver and beyond
Podcast February 14
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New port company attacks workers in PNG and beyond
Jiselle Hanna | Port operations are some of the most globalized in the world. A look at how one company is expanding by suppressing worker unity and organization.