Mar 23, 2020
Canada prepares to vote on COVID-19 measures while U.S. president decries socialism
Karl Nerenberg
Canadians have little appetite for political sniping in the current health crisis -- even Conservatives are now playing nice.
Karl Nerenberg
Karl Nerenberg joined rabble in 2011 to cover news for the rest of us from Parliament Hill. Karl has been a journalist and filmmaker for over 25 years, including eight years as the producer of the CBC Radio show "The House." In his work, he has dealt with a great variety of subjects: from civil war in Central America, to the crisis in South Africa's Apartheid system. During his time at CBC, and its French language counterpart, Radio-Canada, Karl directed and wrote numerous documentaries and long-form television reports for such programs as "Le Point" and "Actuel" and "The Journal." Karl also founded and, for five years, edited the magazine "Federations: What's new in federalism worldwide." Karl has been awarded a Gemini award, a Best International Reportage Series award (from "la Communauté des televisions francophones"), and a CBC Radio Award for Best New Series (for "C'est la vie"), among others. In 2010-2011, he wrote, produced and co-directed (with Malcolm Hamilton) "Never Come Back," a documentary on the Roma communities in Canada and in Europe. Karl can be reached at [email protected]
Mar 20, 2020
NDP will vote for Trudeau's measures, wants immediate action
Karl Nerenberg
The NDP's main and most urgent request is that the government start taking practical steps to put its emergency fiscal measures into action immediately.
Mar 17, 2020
Government must extend EI to low-income and gig workers
Karl Nerenberg
Most Canadian workers do not have paid sick leave, and those who benefit from such leave are disproportionately in the upper income category.
Mar 11, 2020
Fight against COVID-19 should focus on most vulnerable, including First Nations
Karl Nerenberg
In 2009, when H1N1 attacked Canada, it was Indigenous people, particularly those in the North, who paid the highest price.
Feb 28, 2020
Big differences in how Canadians and Americans govern themselves and elect leaders
Karl Nerenberg
The protracted presidential election campaign now underway in the U.S. underscores a number of fundamental differences between our two countries.
Feb 25, 2020
Teck stands down, cops roust Tyendinaga camp on a turbulent day
Karl Nerenberg
Jason Kenney is leading a militant and official backlash against Indigenous resistance, introducing a law imposing harsh sanctions on protesters who interfere with "critical economic infrastructure."
Feb 19, 2020
The politics of the Wet'suwet'en crisis are thorny and dangerous
Karl Nerenberg
For some federal politicians, the crisis engendered by the Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs' refusal to allow a natural gas pipeline through their territory is also an opportunity.
Feb 13, 2020
U.S. commentators should learn about Canadian health care before dissing it
Karl Nerenberg
American citizens should, at least, be forewarned when politicians and commentators tell bald-faced lies about Canada, especially about our health-care system.
Feb 6, 2020
Trudeau and Guilbeault must counter lies about 'Orwellian media control'
Karl Nerenberg
The new heritage minister and the government have lost the first round of the debate over extending broadcast regulations to include the internet.
Jan 31, 2020
Trudeau must not ignore bold report on media in internet age
Karl Nerenberg
The time has come for Canada to take the new media environment made possible by the internet seriously, says new report from the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel.
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