With omnibus Bill C-43, Conservative government going after most vulnerable...
The Conservative government's omnibus budget Bill C-43 seeks to deny refugee claimants access to health care and social assistance, says the Council of Canadians. The post With omnibus Bill C-43,...
View ArticleTRC report: Canadian party leaders avoided term “cultural genocide”
Last week's Truth and Reconciliation Commission report called Canada's residential school policy "cultural genocide". Reacting, both Trudeau and Mulcair avoided mentioning the two loaded words. The...
View ArticleJon Stewart Dissects Charleston Terrorist Attack, Its Rhodesia Inspiration
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart got serious about the racist Charleston church shooting, racial hypocrisy and the terrorist's apparent Rhodesia inspiration. The post Jon Stewart Dissects Charleston...
View ArticleHarper’s “old stock Canadians” line is downright racist and xenophobic
Did Lynton Crosby, the Australian “master of dog whistle politics”, have anything to do with Stephen Harper's racist, divisive and xenophobic "old stock Canadians" line? It's possible. The post...
View Article587 Canadian academics condemn Harper’s racist election propaganda
587 Canadian academics sign joint letter condemning the Harper Conservatives' racially-divisive tactics and racist propaganda in the ongoing 2015 federal election campaign. "We hope that Canadians will...
View ArticleCape Breton Ready To Welcome Americans Nervous About Donald Trump Presidency
If front-running Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump captures the White House in November, Americans are welcome to escape to Cape Breton Island. A new website, "Cape Breton if Donald Trump...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: In diversity, there is strength
World-renowned Canadian scientist, broadcaster, activist and author David Suzuki explains how life has "fluctuated and flourished because of the resilience conferred by diversity" over millennia. The...
View ArticleHow storytelling can help address police violence
Storytelling can help address police violence by enabling victims to articulate their personal experiences and reveal unjust policing practices. As well, articulated personal experiences of police...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki: Confronting the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and...
David Suzuki on the crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and the "hard work and leadership of Indigenous women and communities who have spent decades calling for an...
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