rabble.ca is ready to take on Parliament, getting the stories you won't get from conventional and corporate media, giving context to political moves, covering the political events that matter and making a difference in what Canadians know about what is really happening on the Hill.

We want to put a rabble reporter (and not just any reporter, see below) on Parliament Hill with access to the Press Gallery, the lobby, committees, politicians, political staff and spokespeople. We need "just reporting," not just reporting: we need Parliamentary reporting for the rest of us.

Voices are rising in Canada, from Senate page Brigette DePape's "Stop Harper" protest, to postal workers striking for decent work, to unions and communities fighting back against the attacks on public service, to a freedom festival on the anniversary of the G20, to actions on the environment, child care and beyond, Canadians are standing up.

"If anyone was to be perturbed by a Harper majority, it's the folks at rabble.ca, the left-wing online news site." Sarah Boesveld - National Post, May 4, 2011

That's for sure. At least we are in good company, very large company. But not "large company" like the media conglomerates who endorsed Mr. Harper and the Conservatives for the election claiming he has "shown leadership. . . and discipline" (Globe and Mail) or that he brings "stability" (National Post) to Canada. Big media can't be trusted to tell the real story on issues that matter most to you. Canada's big media can be found toying around with the climate crisis, beating war drums, disparaging labour, supporting corporate tax cuts and more. The fact is they just aren't that into you.

What's going on here?  Want to know what rabble has been up to?  Every year we release a comprehensive annual report and share what we have been doing and how we spend the money we get from the community and our sustaining partners. You can find our last five years of reports here including the 2010. There are no regulations that require us to publish our annual report publicly but we are supported by community members and want to be open about how we work and we are proud of what we accomplish with a budget that is fraction of similar organizations.