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B.C. Minister's Claim He Cannot Weigh In On Wet'suwet'en Arrests Doesn't Add Up, Critics Say
“Freedom of the press is one of the four fundamental freedoms recognized by the Charter, and when it's intruded upon, the default position should be in support of the journalists, not in support of the police.”
Digging Deeper Into Why Wealthy Canadian Elites Supported Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany
In the latest episode of our Great Gilded North podcast series, we spoke to Mitchell Thompson, who recently dug into the history of the Canadian elites who supported fascist Italy and Nazi Germany.
Disability Advocates Raise Concerns About Omissions In Throne Speech
Neil Belanger, chief executive officer of the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society (BCANDS), had a question at the end of Tuesday’s Throne Speech: “Where’s the Canada Disability Benefit?”
The Imperialist Massacre Behind Some Of Canada’s Most Prestigious Academic Prizes
Izaak Walton Killam, the richest man in Canada and namesake of prestigious scholarships, protected his business interests in El Salvador by helping facilitate one of the worst civilian massacres in this continent’s history.
B.C.’s Pandemic, Drug Poisoning And Climate Deaths Are Linked
All of these crises can, should and need to be dealt with at once, because they all stem from the same source.
Migrant Farm Workers Continue To Face Exploitation, Poor Conditions
A busy harvest season at a Quebec strawberry farm highlights the many injustices that migrant farm workers in Canada continue to face, CBC reported.
RCMP Arrest Land Defenders And Journalists Following Invasion Of Wet’suwet’en Territory
Following a paramilitary-style invasion of Wet’suwet’en territory last Thursday that saw the arrests of 15 land defenders, legal observers, reporters and Wet’suwet’en elders, the RCMP arrested journalists Amber Bracken and Michael Toledano on Friday.
Strike At The University Of Manitoba: Interview With David Camfield
For this week’s Class Struggle newsletter, I spoke with David Camfield about the ongoing faculty strike at the University of Manitoba.
Digging Deeper Into The Corporate Domination And Destruction Of Canadian Media
In the first episode of The Maple’s Great Gilded North podcast series, we spoke to writer Sam Smart about her recent article titled 'A Guide To The Ruling Class’s Domination And Destruction Of Canadian Media.'