Catchfire, I think the resistance across Canada to Harper's agenda, and to other austerity governments, will take many shapes. I'm hopeful that we'll see a return of some of the Occupy movements, and I'm certain we'll see the themes they raise continue to have a more prominent place in the public discourse. Some of that energy may transfer to other social movements, as the conditions demand. Out here on the west coast, I think the largest mobilizations will be around the Enbridge and Kinder Morgan pipelines -- the Harper government has essentially declared war on the environmental movement.
But yes, we're trying to make both those things editorial priorties, and they're related. Quebec's 'Maple Spring' is much broader than anything we saw with the Occupy; well actually it's much broader than anything we've seen outside of Quebec in a long, long time. This past weekend's Earth Day march in Montreal may have been the largest protest in Canadian history.
So, we are working to get more coverage of the student strike, including translating statements and timely articles from French to English. And on the Occupy front we are hoping to raise some funding specifically for coverage of Occupy-related activities in Canada over the next six months.
