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Former Member of Parliament Jim Manly to join Ship to Gaza challenging Israeli blockade

Former NDP MP Jim Manly leaves Canada for Italy today, where he'll be joining the Ship to Gaza challenging the Israeli blockade.

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Staying Human: A Canadian reports from the Swedish Ship to Gaza in La Spezia

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Vic Toews plays wedge politics with Omar Khadr case

Toews had no problem ignoring Canadian courts or agreements made with our American allies about the return of Khadr to this country.

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Victor Toews demonstrates how wedge politics biteth like a serpent

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High school students take action against McGuinty's Bill 115

Bramalea Secondary School staged a protest against Bill 115, the Putting Students First Act, that freezes teachers' wages for two years and prevents them from striking.

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Bramalea Secondary School students stage Queen's Park protest against Bill 115

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Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, CLASSE and the 'Maple Tour' arrive in Toronto

Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, Cloé Zawadzki-Turcotte and Ethan Cox are speaking at several events in Toronto over the next two days.

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Lessons from Quebec's Student Strike: A cross-Canada speaking tour

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Omar Khadr is back in Canada

At long last, Omar Khadr has been repatriated to Canada.

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The Omar Khadr repatriation thread - Part 1

Climate action on Parliament Hill demands end to subsidies for Big Oil

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Toronto Palestine Film Festival starts this weekend

Activists say: Get Shell out of the tar sands

Until October 1st you can make a written submission or sign up to make a presentation submission to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency about the Shell Jackpine Mine Expansion.