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Bill Blaikie
June 19
Perhaps not all police will be interested in transformative change, but, if the case for change is properly worded and properly argued, there are some police who could be important allies. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
June 18
No matter how much Trump tries to vilify activists as thugs and terrorists, it is they, people in the streets, who represent the proudest traditions of protest and dissent. |
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Duncan Cameron
June 16
With the COVID-19 shutdown ending, Canada needs an ecologically friendly economic recovery that improves the quality of life of the majority of its citizens. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
June 11
Protest against police terror across the United States over the last two weeks is beginning to produce change. |
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Duncan Cameron
June 9
A long history of slavery, indentured labour and discrimination has shaped anti-Black racism across the continent. |
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Linda McQuaig
June 5
For years, we've submitted to the economic orthodoxy dictated by Bay Street: that governments must deliver balanced budgets and low spending. Then along came the pandemic. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
June 4
Floyd's murder, in the crucible of the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and police brutality, has sparked a diverse rebellion against the scourge of systemic racism. |
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Duncan Cameron
June 3
Long-term care companies and fossil-fuel producers impose large social and environmental costs on ordinary Canadians. Governments must protect the public from these costs in the post-pandemic economy. |
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Rodrigo Samayoa, Digital Freedom Update
June 1
COVID-19 has exposed how the growing digital divide in Canada is leaving communities behind. |
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Rick Salutin
May 29
Ontario isn't doing well in the daily reality show where chief medical officers of the provinces perform. |
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Monia Mazigh
May 29
Some of the same politicians who banned Muslim women from wearing the niqab are the same public figures now recommending face coverings be worn in public during the pandemic. |
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Lois Ross
May 29
After serious COVID-19 outbreaks at meat-packing plants across Canada, the time has come to take a hard look at how we produce and process meat across this country. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
May 28
The pandemic lays bare what cell phone and body camera videos have increasingly exposed and communities of color have long known: racism is alive and well in the United States, and it is deadly. |
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Claudia Pedrero, Pro Bono
May 28
What is a landlord's responsibility when a tenant in a multi-residential building tests positive for COVID-19? |
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Duncan Cameron
May 26
The easing of international tensions between the U.S. and China would in normal times be the job of international institutions such as the UN and G20. But Trump times are not normal times. |
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Matthew Behrens
May 25
Canada's armed forces continue to participate in actions designed to make it harder for refugees to reach asylum. Could we imagine an unarmed sea force that instead works to help those in distress? |
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June Chua
May 22
During the COVID-19 pandemic, reports indicate an alarming rise in anti-Asian racist attacks. Christine Cheung's work seeks to help targets and bystanders respond to those incidents. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
May 21
These are difficult, dangerous times. The undocumented, the poor and communities of colour face COVID-19 infection on a daily basis, with practically no safety net. |
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Linda McQuaig
May 20
Canada's national debt grew after the Second World War, but the economy grew faster. With low borrowing costs, we're well positioned to run up debts that put Canadians back to work. |
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Duncan Cameron
May 19
The pandemic lays bare the weaknesses of Canada. A generalized social injustice demands that we reflect on what we can do to strengthen our society and expand our freedoms. |
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Rick Salutin
May 15
Emergency spending by governments during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to be going well -- and that fact appears to be making right-wing ideologues nervous. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
May 14
Governor Kristi Noem supports armed vigilantes in states like Wisconsin. But if Native Americans dare to protect public health on their sovereign territory, Noem suddenly embraces "big government." |
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Duncan Cameron
May 12
French environmental activist Nicolas Hulot is calling for a major transformation of society to deal with the climate emergency, and remedy the economic failures exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Rick Salutin
May 8
Thanks to the Conservatives, Canadian students will now have to prove they're searching for work in order to receive emergency support during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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Linda McQuaig
May 8
While providing steady support domestically, Prime Minister Trudeau has done a great deal to make the situation worse for some of the most vulnerable people on the planet. |
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Bill Blaikie
May 8
As younger people make sacrifices during the pandemic to protect vulnerable populations, will the older generation now make sacrifices to reduce carbon emissions and help secure a future for youth? |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
May 7
"The federal government announced that they intend to release a portion of funds ... to tribes to help fight COVID-19, but I'll believe it when I see it," said Navajo President Jonathan Nez. |
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Duncan Cameron
May 5
As we transition out of economic lockdown, the bank should encourage debt forgiveness. Easing mortgage and credit card debt is an effective way to promote growth. |
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Victoria Henry, Digital Freedom Update
May 1
Privacy experts are already sounding the alarm on contact tracing apps. Location data, if gathered, can reveal sensitive, private information about peoples' lives. |
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Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
April 30
"End the sickness of war and fight the disease that is ravaging our world. It starts by stopping the fighting everywhere. Now," United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said on March 23. |
