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Jul 18, 2019

Advice to Kenney's cabinet: curb your enthusiasms, one conspiracy theory at a time

David J. Climenhaga

If the UCP doubles down and announces another inquiry, this time into foreign pharma funding of propaganda to sell Naloxone kits, we'll know they've gone over the edge.

In cahoots

Jul 11, 2019

What do we want? Pharmacare. When do we want it? 2019.

Canada has been kicking the tires on a national universal pharmacare plan for a long time. A new report does us a favour by outlining some of the history.

Activist Toolkit

Canada's new food policy report

Reports

Read the report and stay tuned for analysis

In cahoots

Jul 9, 2019

List of the Ford government health care cuts to date

The Ontario Health Coalition is keeping a running account of all the cuts to health care by the Ford government. They also explain the impact of the initiatives which are not easy to quantify.

Activist Toolkit

Abluqta society starts food bank and thrift store in Baker Lake, Nunavut

rabblepedia

New initiative which is accepting donations and volunteers

Columnists

Jun 26, 2019

Grain giants and family farmers -- the untold story of losing the Canadian Wheat Board

Lois Ross

Since 2011 groups of Prairie farmers have been working to have the courts recognize that the Conservatives' dismantling of the Wheat Board was illegal and has cost farmers billions in income.

Podcast

Jun 25, 2019

Trans youth challenging barriers to gender-affirming health care

Talking Radical Radio

Kaeden Seburn and Jay Burns talk about SAEFTY Ottawa, a group of trans and gender-diverse youth using research and advocacy to reduce barriers youth face in accessing gender-affirming health care.

Blog

Jun 18, 2019

Bogus concerns about pharmacare's affordability contrived by conservatives to block or delay it

Ed Finn

Conservative politicians and pundits are questioning the feasibility of adding pharmaceutical coverage to Canada's public health-care system, but they are asking the wrong question.

Activist Toolkit

Stop the use of bottled water and demand freshwater protections

Software

Tools to stop using bottled water and demand drinkable fresh water for all.

Columnists

May 31, 2019

Springing into action against Roundup -- the mounting evidence against use of glyphosate

Lois Ross

The lawsuits, the media stories and the monitoring done by research organizations detail the alarming story of Monsanto's efforts to maintain and increase its profits and corporate control.

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