The 30th Anniversary of the Kanesatake Resistance

On July 11, 1990, thirty years ago, one of the most longstanding violent confrontations between police and Indigenous groups in Canada began. The Oka Crisis, also known as the Kanesatake Resistance or Mohawk Resistance at Kanesatake, was a 78-day standoff between Mohawk land defenders, Québec police, the RCMP and the Canadian Army. It took place […]

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Indigenous Communities and COVID-19

For months now, Canadians have been told over and over again that frequently washing our hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds is one of the best ways to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. For thousands of people living in First Nations communities without clean drinking water, this is easier said than […]

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Life in a Soulless Job

Leslie interviewed a worker about her job in the time of COVID-19. Carol started at her company in a manual labour role. It was a full-time union job – a job she enjoyed. She’s now a sales representative, which is a more lucrative position. She needed to take on this non-union role to support her […]

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Cargill’s Carnage

One of the most blatant examples of capitalism’s relentless pursuit of profits at all costs is being played out in High River, Alberta. Cargill’s meatpacking plant in High River has had the largest single-site outbreak of COVID-19 in Canada. With links to more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases as of April 29, 821 workers have tested […]

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Two deadly pandemics: COVID-19 and Violence Against Women

Canada’s deadliest mass shooting started after the gunman assaulted his partner. The shooting rampage on April 18 and 19 left 22 people dead. His partner was tied up and escaped into the woods. “This means that three of the deadliest mass killings in modern Canadian history – the 2018 Toronto van attack and the 1989 […]

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Urgent Testing Needed in Canada

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been urging countries, since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, to test, test, test. “You can’t fight a virus if you don’t know where it is,” said WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyeus. “Find, isolate, test and treat every case, to break the chains of transmission. Every case we […]

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2020: Where is the Women’s Movement in Canada?

Fifty years ago, Canadian women joined an uprising of women around the world. Feminists were active in a range of issues: mobilization against the Vietnam War, nuclear disarmament, employment equality, birth control, abortion rights and ending violence against women. This second wave of feminism spanned 1960 to 1985. There were hard-fought victories for birth control […]

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Assault on Wet’suwet’en shows Hypocrisy towards Indigenous Peoples

Early on Thursday, February 6, the RCMP launched a military style assault on the traditional territory of the Wet’suwet’en in north western BC. The Wet’suwet’en, led by their traditional chiefs, have set up camps to peacefully claim their control of this territory, land that has never been relinquished by treaty. The hereditary chiefs are a […]

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Environmental devastation at Alberta oil sands mine

Alberta’s Election: A Tale of Two Provinces

When the NDP swept to power in Alberta in 2015, many people were in shock. For 44 years, the Progressive Conservatives ruled the province, the longest unbroken run in government at the provincial or federal level in Canadian history. But the NDP’s rule has proved to be a temporary interruption in a long line of […]

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Jean Swanson Elected in Vancouver: A Victory for the City We Need

Jean Swanson’s election to Vancouver City Council is a step toward a political revolution in this city. News of this historic victory is already rippling around the world. Swanson came fourth highest in the ballot. But it is not just one of 10 seats on Council. Jean’s seat is the movement’s seat on City Council. […]

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