Jul 24, 2019
Mercury poisoning, Muskrat Falls and Canada's toxic divide
The crisis of Canada's toxic divide has come into sharp focus in Labrador, where the plans are to push the Muskrat Falls megadam to full operations by the fall.
Matthew Behrens
Matthew Behrens is a freelance writer and social justice advocate who coordinates the Homes not Bombs non-violent direct action network. His column "Taking Liberties" examines connections between national security and civil liberties. Behrens has worked closely with the targets of Canadian and U.S. "national security" profiling for many years.
May 22, 2019
Beware pro-choice memes normalizing Islamophobia
When Alabama legislators passed the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. last week, many seemingly progressive people immediately reacted by blaming Muslims.
May 1, 2019
Trudeau feeds anti-refugee scapegoating for election
Rather than making the kinds of improvements that would ease the lives of those who arrive in Canada, the Trudeau regime has decided to tack right and attack refugees going into election 2019.
Mar 19, 2019
Christchurch happens every day in the war of terror
What happened at Christchurch -- mass murder produced as the logical result of a long-running political epoch defined by the dehumanization and demonization of Muslims -- happens every day.
Feb 22, 2019
It's taboo to talk about Canada's real corporate scandal
While the SNC-Lavalin affair has made headlines, there's another corporate scandal that makes the financial figures in that case seem like pocket change. But no major political party will touch it.
Jan 30, 2019
Canada ignores national security threat posed by violence against women
According to a new report, male violence against women has claimed the lives of at least 10,495 women and girls in Canada since 1961, an average of 184 femicides per year.
Dec 14, 2018
Canada's extradition law a dangerous back-door bludgeon for abusive ex-spouses
While the Trudeau government has long boasted of employing a gendered lens to enact its policies, that analysis has certainly not applied to extradition.
Nov 29, 2018
Canada's Saudi weapons sales a moral race to the bottom
With each new reported Saudi atrocity, Canadian leaders dig in their heels and issue earnest statements about "troubling" revelations, and respect for human rights and the rule of law.
Oct 24, 2018
Why isn't Muskrat Falls megadam project sparking outrage?
In 2019, the entirely preventable methylmercury poisoning of the traditional country food web of Indigenous people downstream of the Muskrat Falls megadam in Labrador is set to begin.
Sep 28, 2018
'Bombs not homes' defines Trudeau's feminist foreign policy
To distract from the glaring failure to prioritize child care over warfare and housing over drones and new bombers, the Liberals continue to dance about the global stage as self-proclaimed feminists.
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