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Doug Ford Is Using The Pandemic To Decimate Public Schools
COVID-19 has sped up what was already in motion: the hollowing out of public education in Ontario and the creation of a two-tiered system.
A Guide To Bullshit, Power-Serving Journalism Phrases
These phrases function as PR for police, victim-blame sexual assault survivors, support Canadian foreign policy, and minimize racism.
Selling Out Transit To Rideshares Will Be A Disaster
Microtransit is a failure by every metric — except for the one that expands capital accumulation.
It’s Time To Call Out Anti-Blackness In Canada’s Foreign Policy
Canadians are increasingly acknowledging anti-Black racism at home, yet its role in our foreign policy is rarely discussed.
Forget Greyhound, Canada Needs A Public National Bus Service
If Ottawa continues to ignore reality, Canadians will soon find intercity buses extinct in a time where they’re needed more than ever.
Chrystia Freeland Must Account For Her Nazi Collaborator Grandfather
It’s not only fair to criticize Freeland for how she’s handled her grandfather’s past, but of the utmost necessity.
Haudenosaunee Land Defenders Are Resisting Endless Expansionism
The only path toward justice in Canada starts with support for Indigenous land defenders and an end to our seemingly limitless settlement expansion.
Canada Is Buying A Fleet Of Armed Drones. We Should All Be Worried
In the midst of a devastating pandemic, spending billions of dollars on armed drones is an investment in the wrong kind of security.
The WE Charity Scandal Reveals The Rot In The Nonprofit World
Global development requires effective state institutions, not charities and nonprofits that must answer first and foremost to wealthy benefactors.