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Hundreds of Black Lives Matter Toronto demonstrators gathered together to block off Allen Rd. yesterday evening to seek justice for Andrew Loku and Jermaine Carby, two black men who were killed by police. Last week, Black Lives Matter Toronto demonstrators crashed the Toronto Police Services Board meeting. Toronto’s Black Lives Matter activists are also calling for a number of recommendations detailed in a report by Justice Frank Iacbobucci to be implemented immediately. Krstalline Kraus outlines the report here.
The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence released its interim report on Countering the Terrorist Threat in Canada on July 8. Azeezah Kanji says the “New Senate committee report rehashes old myths about terrorism.” Read Kanji’s thoughts here.
Also on rabble.ca blogs, Scott Vrooman discusses Canada’s electronic spy agency and their fear of an informed public. Vrooman reflects on Edward Snowden’s leaks about the Communications Security Establishment’s operations and what it means for Canadians. Check out Vrooman’s video blog post here.
Achieving a more caring society seems like a feat beyond reach. But Doreen Nicoll argues that we might be closer than we think. Nicoll says, “If we support community-supported agriculture, a caring society is within reach.” In her latest blog post on rabble.ca, Nicoll recounts her experience with Community Supported Agricultural ventures and explains why you too should support CSAs.
Wondering when the best time to be radical is? Yves Engler and Dru Oja Jay say the elections are the best. Read how to get your crash on at the elections and stay radical here.
A nine-year-old boy with autism was restrained and handcuffed by Ottawa police after he reportedly threw chairs inside his principal’s office earlier this year in February. Last year in June, another young boy with autism was restrained and handcuffed at another school in Ottawa. Helena Towle is calling for a reexamination of inclusive education policies and their implementation.
After a long career at the CBC, award-winning journalist, Karl Nerenberg left the mainstream media realm and joined rabble.ca. Why did Nerenberg make the leap to independent media? Find out here.
Finally, Gerry Caplan reflects on democracy in Canada under Stephen Harper. Caplan calls democracy under Harper “atrocious” and reviews how Canadian’s democratic rights have suffered under Harper rule. Read Caplan’s article here.
Lenée Son is a freelance multimedia journalist living in Metro Vancouver and the rabble.ca Blogs intern.
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