Columnists
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister Ralph Goodale announce the appointment of the new Commissioner Designate of the RCMP on March 9, 2018. Photo: Adam Scotti/PMO
Canada ignores national security threat posed by violence against women
Matthew Behrens | 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.
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Mohamed Harkat at the Supreme Court of Canada. Photo: International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group/Facebook
Mohamed Harkat should never be deported to torture
Monia Mazigh | It's been 16 years since Mohamed Harkat was arrested on a secret hearing security certificate. Today he is still threatened with deportation to his native Algeria.
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Donald Trump speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech. Photo: Gage Skidmore/Flickr
Donald Trump is the biggest threat to U.S. national security
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | As Trump campaigns around the country, he gins up fears of foreign enemies attacking the U.S. But he has shown that the greatest threat to U.S. national security is Trump himself.
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No children on the no-fly list!
Scott Neigh | Children often show up on Canada's No Fly List, usually because of mistaken identity. "No Fly List Kids" advocates for changes so families aren't caught up in a maze of errors and mistaken identity.
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Demanding an apology and redress for Canada's anti-LGBTQ purge campaigns
Scott Neigh | Members of the 'We Demand An Apology' Network talk about their campaign to redress campaigns that targeted LGBTQ people in public service and the military in Canada.
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Apologies for torture seem to be the hardest words
Matthew Behrens | The wording and delivery of the Trudeau government's March apology for its role in the torture of Canadian citizens are clear indications that Ottawa is not willing to make much-needed changes.
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Defeats of Andrew Puzder and Michael Flynn reveal power of grassroots movements
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | The engine driving both the ouster of Andrew Puzder and Michael Flynn are movements of thousands upon thousands of people across the U.S., saying "no" to hate, bigotry and injustice.
Blog
It's time to mobilize against our national security apparatus
Abigail Curlew | On February 25, a coalition led by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) will be hosting a National Day of Action to oppose surveillance, Bill C-51 and infringement of Charter rights.
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Bill C-51: Canadians won't accept tinkering at the margins
Victoria Henry | Our own Victoria Henry argues that Canadians deserve better than Bill C-51 -- we deserve our privacy back.
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Bill C-51 is violating our Charter rights and Canada doesn't care
Abigail Curlew | The Anti-terrorism Act (2015) has been routinely called out by activists, journalists and legal scholars for empowering Canadian government with the ability to violate Charter rights.
Columnists
Canada's torture consumers and the faux national security consultation
Matthew Behrens | Anyone following discussions on the ultimate disposition of the Harper regime's C-51 "anti-terror" legislation will soon be hearing a lot about "SIRC" -- the Security Intelligence Review Committee.
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The history of the Internet: Military anxiety and a hacker's ethic
Abigail Curlew | The Internet we know today is an unlikely combination of radical philosophy and military surveillance.