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Toronto Housing Advocates Call For Seizure Of Empty Properties
Voters in Berlin backed a proposal to expropriate 240,000 housing units from corporate landlords. Now housing advocates in Toronto want their city to do the same.
B.C. Minister Authorized Redeployment Of Additional RCMP Officers On Wet’suwet’en Territory
Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth authorized the redeployment of additional RCMP officers ahead of the force’s recent invasion, APTN reported.
Corporate Lobbyists Regularly Appear On Canadian TV Without Proper Disclosure, Investigation Reveals
An investigation by Ricochet and Jacobin magazine has found lobbyists regularly appear on TV news-analysis shows without disclosure of their corporate ties.
Don’t Add Harassment Of Healthcare Workers To The Criminal Code
It’s critical that we resist attempts to further criminalize and incarcerate people under the illusion of providing safety.
How Should The Left Think About Inflation?
“Inflation mania” is representative of a much deeper class struggle over the distribution of society’s resources.
Month in Review: Fossil Fuel Industry Marches On While Climate Emergency Wreaks Havoc in B.C.
This month saw the enforcement of an injunction protecting the construction of fossil fuel infrastructure on Wet’suwet’en territory, while the devastating impacts of the climate emergency continue to be felt.
South African Envoy Calls On Canada To Support COVID-19 Vaccine Waiver As New Variant Spreads
South Africa and India have drafted a waiver at the World Trade Organization calling on patents to be suspended, a move which would speed up vaccine production in poorer countries.
Critics Call Out NDP’s ‘Hypocrisy’ As B.C. MLAs Can Take As Many Paid Sick Days As Needed
The B.C. NDP government recently introduced only five days of paid sick leave for workers.
Eliminating More Parking Spots Will Improve Our Cities
For decades, cities have been designed by and for the car, to the detriment of everyone else and the environment.