The BC Supreme Court made news in September by deciding not to extend an injunction against old-growth logging protesters at the Fair Creek watershed. This would have ended the ongoing RCMP enforcement of the injunction, had the BC Court of Appeal not granted a temporary injunction about a week later. Protesters have been in the […]
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In 2016 it was Panama. In 2017 it was Paradise, This year it’s Pandora. It’s appropriately named as, in Greek mythology, curiosity led Pandora to open a container left in care of her husband, which released physical and emotional curses upon humanity. In modern times an idiom has grown from the story meaning any source […]
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There’s an issue that was not asked about in the election debates or by the Canadian media circuit. That question is the Canadian military, and the shocking increases in military spending. The Trudeau government is drastically increasing military spending with virtually no pushback from a country that prides itself on its “peaceful” reputation. Trudeau agreed […]
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Hospitals in Alberta are experiencing unprecedented demand for intensive care. During the week of September 12 to 18, the average number of COVID-19 intensive care unit admissions has been over 23 per day. Alberta has 10 percent of Canada’s population, but nearly half of all active COVID cases, with Albertans dying at more than three […]
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Socialism for a green future Youth: The Soundtrack of Late Capitalism Ontario Alberta: Drive Kenny Out! Protect Indigenous Land COVID Vaccine Nationalism = Misery Interview with Kshama Sawant Canada’s Role in Haiti’s Misery Socialism Needed … and more from Canada and the World! For printed copy(ies) send an e-mail to contact@socialistalternative.ca Please consider making a […]
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Five weeks and $610 million dollars later, we have ended up more or less right back where we started. While some seats may yet flip as mail in ballots are counted, at time of writing no party has gained or lost more than two seats compared to before parliament was dissolved. Canada has another minority […]
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Are you ready to shed a tear? “Champagne problems: Toronto restaurants facing shortage of big-name bubbly” was a headline in a Toronto Star article of September 10. A local restaurateur suggested this reason for the shortage: “people (are) being more celebratory now that things have kind of come back.” A broad range is covered by […]
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Canada’s election was supposed to be a cakewalk for Justin Trudeau. It’s turned into a dogfight. On August 15, Canada’s ruling Liberal Party called a federal election for September 20 – over two years ahead of schedule – in an attempt to go from a minority government to a majority. This is in spite of […]
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Within a few weeks, Haiti’s president was assassinated and the country was hit by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed over 2,000 people, followed two days later by Hurricane Grace. The plight of the Haitian people is again in the news and on many people’s minds. Haiti is known to Canadians as a “poor” country, and many […]
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Renovictions, when landlords feign the need for renovations to evict tenants and jack up the rent, are a fundamental part of why housing is so unaffordable in Canada. Regulations governing rent increases vary from province to province, and the pandemic has brought some temporary rent freezes. In non-pandemic times, BC, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia […]
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