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Mar
23
Conservative Poll Lead Shrinks To Lowest Margin Since Last August

Conservative Poll Lead Shrinks To Lowest Margin Since Last August

The Conservatives and Liberals are statistically tied, with the NDP in third place at 18 per cent.
Mar
22
Top Ministerial Advisors Asked Staff To Delay Statement Mourning Palestinian Journalist Because of Queen’s Funeral

Top Ministerial Advisors Asked Staff To Delay Statement Mourning Palestinian Journalist Because of Queen’s Funeral

“Their statement on this has nothing to do with freedom of the press, with human rights, with real concern for the censorship and killings of Palestinian journalists."
Mar
21
Podcast: How B.C. Governments Opened Up Long-Term Care to Private Corporations

Podcast: How B.C. Governments Opened Up Long-Term Care to Private Corporations

We discussed how for-profit corporations expanded into the province's long-term care sector.
Mar
16
Ministry Insists It Respects 'Right to Protest' After Meeting Peruvian PM At Mining Show

Ministry Insists It Respects 'Right to Protest' After Meeting Peruvian PM At Mining Show

Peruvian police have responded to Indigenous-led protests with violence, killing more than 50 demonstrators.
Mar
15
How Healthcare Privatization In Ontario Made The Pandemic Worse

How Healthcare Privatization In Ontario Made The Pandemic Worse

“Public health is making decisions influenced by politics, rather than influenced by science and health equity for vulnerable populations."
Mar
14
Podcast: Why Bill C-18 Won't Save Canadian Journalism

Podcast: Why Bill C-18 Won't Save Canadian Journalism

We spoke to Dru Oja Jay from The Breach about why Bill C-18 will likely end up subsidizing the profits and debt repayments of corporate media giants.
Mar
08
When International Women's Day Organizers Protested Ronald Reagan's Visit to Canada

When International Women's Day Organizers Protested Ronald Reagan's Visit to Canada

At an International Women's Day rally in Toronto in 1981, organizers urged women to protest U.S. president Ronald Reagan's visit.
Mar
07
How For-Profit Corporations Expanded In B.C.’s Long-Term Care Sector

How For-Profit Corporations Expanded In B.C.’s Long-Term Care Sector

Private interests have spent decades moving into areas of health care that fall outside the Canada Health Act, such as long-term care.
Mar
02
From The Readers: Better Wages Versus Tips

From The Readers: Better Wages Versus Tips

Fifty-nine per cent of Canadians prefer a “service included” model, which would see an end of tipping and higher base wages for employees.
Mar
01
Photo of Toronto Officer Holding Assault Weapon Highlights Increasing Militarization of City's Police

Photo of Toronto Officer Holding Assault Weapon Highlights Increasing Militarization of City's Police

“Suddenly these cops with assault rifles appear, and they were clearly very prepared to shoot them at any moment."
Feb
28
Canada Noted Concerns Over Italian Far-Right Victory, But Was Reassured By Pledges To Maintain Geopolitical Status Quo

Canada Noted Concerns Over Italian Far-Right Victory, But Was Reassured By Pledges To Maintain Geopolitical Status Quo

Meloni had made "pointed moves to reassure EU and transatlantic partners that they can expect stability from a Meloni government.”
Feb
16
Canadian Officials Acknowledged Israel’s Forced Closure of Palestinian Infrastructure Violated Rights

Canadian Officials Acknowledged Israel’s Forced Closure of Palestinian Infrastructure Violated Rights

“This will seriously impact economic and social rights, including the supply of clean water, hygiene and healthcare.”
Feb
15
Podcast: The Pierre Poilievre Problem

Podcast: The Pierre Poilievre Problem

We spoke to Jen Hassum of the Broadbent Institute about the challenges posed by Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre to progressives.
Feb
14
From The Readers: Real-Estate Investors Fuel Housing Crisis

From The Readers: Real-Estate Investors Fuel Housing Crisis

"The principal goal of investors is to make as much money as possible, and preoccupation for a social issue appears to be totally irrelevant to them."
Feb
09
Experts, Jewish Leaders Voice Concerns Over Omissions in Ukrainian History Poster

Experts, Jewish Leaders Voice Concerns Over Omissions in Ukrainian History Poster

“Those who glorify these two men ... undermine the support that the western democracies give to Ukraine at its time of great need.”