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Citizen Complaint Filed Against Halifax Police Over Tactics Used During Destruction Of Homeless Shelter
The formal complaint relates to officers failing to identify themselves and using excessive force when they used pepper spray and riot gear against protesters who were defending the shelter.
Restaurant Workers Face Racism, Sexual Harassment And Abuse While Enforcing Vaccine Passport Rules
A majority of workers in the accommodation and food services industry in 2020 were women, and workers in the sector made an average hourly wage of $17.07, the lowest of any sector.
The NDP Is A Lost Party In Need Of Serious Guidance
Without significant changes soon, the NDP will not have anything to offer for people looking for an actual progressive party.
Jobs Are Coming Back In Canada. But Will Workers Be Better Off?
Although many national economies are now rebounding, we’re far from replacing all the jobs that we’ve lost since February 2020 or from dealing with the broader pandemic economic fallout.
Can We Build A Publicly Owned Alternative To Facebook?
"Part of the solution, I think, is a requirement that Facebook be more transparent about its algorithm, and there be some regulation.”
Can The Public Sector Displace Facebook’s Unprecedented Corporate Power?
“In most other sectors, when one company becomes so large with regard to something that's so important to the public, they often are brought under public control, or public regulation."
Our Glorification Of Nurses Is Preventing Action On Racism
Support for healthcare workers should not mean being blind to the harm they can cause in a racist system that needs an overhaul.
Civil Rights Group Files Lawsuit Against Federal Government Over Solitary Confinement Of Prisoners
In 2018, the B.C. Supreme Court struck down federal solitary confinement laws as unconstitutional because they discriminated against Indigenous inmates and those with mental illnesses.
$2,225 Per Month Is ‘Affordable’ Rent in Montreal, According To The Federal Government
The CMHC has granted more than $350 million in low-interest loans to Quebec real estate developers on condition they rent a portion of their units at an 'affordable' rate, La Presse reports.