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Indigenous Activists Fight For Right To Defend Their Lands From Resource Extraction As Their Laws Mandate
An ongoing legal case argues that Canadian courts should address Indigenous laws that mandate Indigenous peoples to defend their lands from environmental harm, the Toronto Star reports.
Doug Ford’s Destruction Of Ontario Goes Beyond The Pandemic
The government’s recently proposed reforms to the WSIB will make life worse for workers in order to enrich bosses.
We Asked Policy Analysts How Canada Can Crack Down On Tax Avoidance By Wealthy Elites
“We need to really think about how the legal system allows this type of behavior to proliferate in Canada, but there are some pretty significant vested interests in these systems and who benefits from them.”
Critics Say Canada Has Been A ‘Laggard’ On Tackling Tax Avoidance. What Needs To Change?
The Pandora Papers are "the tip of the iceberg," says one policy analyst.
Journalists Shouldn’t Work With Cops To Solve Our Problems
The solution to the harassment journalists are facing should focus on pressuring industry leaders, not calling in law enforcement.
The Pandora Papers Destroy The Myth That ‘We Can’t Afford It’
The Pandora Papers reveal that there is no shortage of wealth in the world with which to address the environmental, social and economic crises we collectively face.
Health Professionals ‘Gaslighted’ By Provinces Like Jason Kenney’s Alberta Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Medical Association Head Says
Dr. Katherine Smart told an emergency summit Tuesday that provincial governments like Jason Kenney’s Conservative administration in Alberta are “gaslighting” health workers, Global News reports.
The End Of Canada’s First Take-Home Heroin Program Is Tragic
The discontinuation of a successful safe supply program amidst the toxicity crisis in British Columbia is a serious step back.
Pandora Papers Show Canada Has Done Little To Stop Money Flowing To Offshore Tax Havens, Analyst Says
“Canada has been a facilitator and has helped create tax havens. For many decades we essentially turned a blind eye to those things.”