Migrant Farm Workers Continue To Face Exploitation, Poor Conditions
A busy harvest season at a Quebec strawberry farm highlights the many injustices that migrant farm workers in Canada continue to face, CBC reported.
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RCMP Arrest Land Defenders And Journalists Following Invasion Of Wet’suwet’en Territory
Following a paramilitary-style invasion of Wet’suwet’en territory last Thursday that saw the arrests of 15 land defenders, legal observers, reporters and Wet’suwet’en elders, the RCMP arrested journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano on Friday.
Digging Deeper Into The Corporate Domination And Destruction Of Canadian Media
In the first episode of The Maple’s Great Gilded North podcast series, we spoke to writer Sam Smart about her recent article titled 'A Guide To The Ruling Class’s Domination And Destruction Of Canadian Media.'
B.C. Flooding Crisis Highlights Stark Dangers Posed By Climate Emergency
The catastrophic flooding crisis in British Columbia, which experts say has been worsened by the effects of the climate emergency, was the subject of news headlines around the world this week.
Rich And Powerful Canadians Admired Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany
Well into the late 1930s, a significant section of Canada’s elite admired fascism in Italy and even in Germany.
Toronto Food Banks Saw Record 47 Percent Increase In Visits During Pandemic, Report Finds
Between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, Toronto food banks saw 1.45 million visits, representing an unprecedented 47 per cent increase from the year before.
United Conservative Party Drops Education Document Praising Nazi Economic Policy Following Public Outcry
The publication suggested that educators should provide content that states Nazi policies 'substantially strengthened the country's economy.'
Vancouver Anti-Tax Group Wants Business Owners To Get More Votes Than Ordinary Citizens
A group calling itself the 'Business Tax Alliance' is working with a Texas law firm to campaign for the reinstatement of a law that allowed corporations to vote in municipal elections.
Erin O’Toole Admits Conservative MPs Are Creating ‘Confusion’ Around Vaccines
Last weekend, Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu made false claims about polio being more dangerous than COVID-19 during a CBC interview.