| For decades the provincial government in Quebec kept tuition fees low to encourage people to take advantage of post-secondary education. The Charest government plans to reverse this policy.

| On February 8, a vigil will be held on the northwest corner of University and College Streets in Toronto to remember the animals trapped in the "dungeons" of the University of Toronto.

| Industrial Mining is Destroying the Planet, and Canadian Capitalists are Driving the Dozer

| Last December, Caracas hosted the inaugural meeting of CELAC, a new organization that includes 33 countries in the Americas but notably excludes Canada and the United States.

| John Holloway is a sociologist, philosopher and author. His work has stirred much debate among anti-capitalist activists. His most recent book is Crack Capitalism.

| How can sex workers organize? This episode looks at legal rights, community building and stopping street sweeps, plus an interview from Ottawa sex workers' union POWER.

| On this week's episode of Progressive Voices we speak with MMA fighter Jeff Monson, who's fought in the top tier of the heavyweight division for M-1, Strikeforce, and UFC.

| With the federal budget to be tabled within weeks, this edition of Alert! Radio features analysis of the Harper agenda in three different policy areas: health care, pensions, and energy (tar sands).

| Our G20 report includes updates from the May 2010 police slaying of Junior Manon and his family's quest for justice, the call for police accountability and a crackdown on another anti-police blogger.

| This week, Smash the State on AW@L Radio includes discussion of the omnibus crime bill, the Canada-EU trade deal, anti-racism, Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, decolonizing the Occupy movement and more.

| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma sits down with Monica van Schaik from Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

| Sam Gindin on what's ahead for the global economic crisis, Carlo Fanelli on the cuts at Toronto City Hall and Dennis Pilon asks if municipal amalgamation produces right-wing mayors like Rob Ford.

| Correctional officers working at the new Toronto Intermittent Centre are warning that the lack of standard operating procedures at the jail will lead to serious injuries or deaths.

| Emily James spent a year filming Climate Camp and Plane Stupid, two direct-action groups in the U.K. Her film Just Do It is a window into the world of climate change activists.

| On February 8, the Supreme Court of Canada will hear two landmark cases about HIV, sex and the criminal law. It is time to stop persecuting people living with HIV who have safe and consensual sex.

| In 2011, Wikileaks released secret U.S. government cables to the independent newspaper Haiti Liberte. The cables reveal a long history of interference in the internal politics of Haiti.

| Demonstrators in Greece are in the streets protesting wage and pension cuts, higher taxes and a reduction in labour rights.

| We are joined by KW poet and artist extraordinaire Janice Lee for discussion on the local Kitchener-Waterloo slam poetry series and to drop a couple of new poems.

| jhr Montreal correspondent Adam Bemma speaks with journalist Ruby Pratka about her donation campaign to get equipment for Burundi journalists.

| Every Friday listen to the jhr Rights Report for all the latest in human rights news around the world.

| Listen to an interview with Kiomars Soofi, the brother of Kavoos Soofi, an Iranian pro-democracy activist who won a stay on his deportation.

| Thursday marked the first anniversary of Christopher William Gardian's death, early on the sixth day after an altercation with police in Toronto's 14 Division.

| Labour updates from the Asia Pacific region and an interview with George Kotsakis from Migrante Australia about the Second General Assembly held on January 27 and 28.

| The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada is asking Canadians to sign a letter asking Careerbuilder.com to stop using live chimpanzees in its ads.

| The 15th edition of the jhr Rights Report examines the International Criminal Court and chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo's case against several high-profile politicians in Kenya.

| In this edition of Needs No Introduction, Mike Luff, Diana Gibson and Maude Barlow share their thoughts and observations on the current state of health care in Canada and where we might be going.

| Pam Edgar shares this dialogue with Lynn Thompson about a techie way to install love on your hard drive.

| An update about Mumia Abu Jamal, a note from Nyki, wrongfully imprisoned in the Grand Valley Institute for Women, and a discussion about Bill C-10, Harper's #omnibus imprisonment bill.

| People's Health Radio looks at the current prohibition of illicit drugs, its impact on health and alternative approaches to drugs and drug use.

| An extended Smash the State Report with guest co-host Julian Ichim, who reports on the SOApaRty committee New Year's Eve prison-noise demos, the continued growth of the security state and more.