Disability Justice Lens Missing From Party Platforms, Advocates Warn
“To be actively anti-ableist in (the federal party) platforms, and their policies, would address so many other issues.”
Alex Cosh
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Month In Review: Election Timing Raises Concerns While Erin O’Toole’s Attempt To Present A Kinder Conservatism Fails To Convince Experts
Why election timing matters; Erin O'Toole's softening of Conservative policies fails to land with analysts; Federal parties spar over the climate emergency.
Federal Parties Must Present Bolder Vision For Rural Internet Access, Analysts Say
"We need to really end big telecoms calling the shots at the CRTC and the government, and to put the power back in the hands of the people to guide the policies and regulations that will serve us."
Do The Federal Parties Have Real Plans to Address Canada’s Illicit Drug Poisoning Crisis?
“We need solutions that aren't like 10 years off of treatment, or attempts to go to recovery beds. We need solutions that will save somebody's life this afternoon.”
Labour Experts Pour Cold Water On Erin O’Toole’s Plan To Include Workers On Corporate Boards
“The proposed Conservative policy is a rather toothless gesture ... requiring one lone worker representative on large corporate boards, and only applying to a relatively small number of federally regulated companies."
NDP Candidate Avi Lewis Discusses Climate Justice, Class Struggle And Why He Is Running For Office
"We're living in an emergency. People know it. The question now is whether humans, all of us, and governments, all of them, are going to start acting like it's actually an emergency and start drastically cutting emissions with real regulations."
Can Systemic Racism Inside Canadian Police Forces Be Fixed?
“If the hiring practices are still inherently racist, then hiring people of a different background doesn’t do anything. You have people from a diverse background within this racist culture still, and nothing has changed.”
Does The NDP's Housing Plan Go Far Enough?
We asked NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh what truly "affordable" housing means, and whether 500,000 affordable housing units is enough to address the current shortfall.
Election Candidates Condemn Police Violence At Fairy Creek As NDP, Liberals Come Under Fire From Green MP
“Tactics like that just aren't welcome in a democratic society. We need the provincial government to intervene, and the federal government to intervene.”