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More Christians Should Vote NDP

I am reading this book Armaggedon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada by Marci McDonald, an I am frustrated by how many Christians (Almost All Denominations) vote for Harper and the Conservatives.

There are many quotes from the New Testament where Jesus addresses economic inequality. The most condemning is James 5: 1-5, "

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Jul 9, 2020

Seven years on, have the lessons of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster been learned?

Bruce Campbell

Oil trains -- although volumes have been somewhat reduced during the pandemic -- continue to roll through towns and cities across Canada. The window is still open for history to repeat itself.

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Jul 9, 2020

Individualist thinking makes prospects for global anti-pandemic campaign dim

Ed Finn

Disregard for preventative measures against COVID-19 is the direct result of an economic and cultural ideology that ranks individualism above collaboration.

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Jul 9, 2020

Alberta NDP should be keeping the spotlight on Jason Kenney's racist speech writer, not Margaret Thatcher

David J. Climenhaga

The Alberta NDP should keep the spotlight shining where it's needed most -- including on Jason Kenney's determination to maintain a cozy space for racism in his government.

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Jul 8, 2020

Alberta's new labour law breaks old ground while undermining unions

David J. Climenhaga

Bill 32 has nothing to do with restoring balance in Alberta's workplaces. It's a wholesale effort to hamstring unions.

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Jul 7, 2020

It's time for Canadian courts and governments to acknowledge that forcible displacement of homeless people is inhumane

Stepan Wood

The second article in a two-part series looking at the cycle of displacement of homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jul 7, 2020

Bob Rae's appointment as UN ambassador shows Liberal government learned nothing from UN Security Council defeat

Yves Engler

Rae's appointment suggests the Liberals are ignoring the lessons of the UN Security Council defeat and calls to rethink Canadian foreign policy.

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Jul 7, 2020

The United Conservative Party's health-care omnibus bill is bad, but not as bad as it could have been

David J. Climenhaga

Bill 30 opens the door to a higher degree of privatization and two-tier health care, and escalates the government's feud with Alberta's doctors.

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Jul 8, 2020

Canada should lift sanctions on Iran now

Stefan Christoff

The sanctions amount to vindictive economic measures that directly hurt the fight against the pandemic in Iran, leading to a greater amount of suffering and death.

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Jul 3, 2020

Dafonte Miller case shows it's time to talk about the myth of 'the rule of law'

Rick Salutin

Justice Joseph Di Luca found off-duty Toronto police officer Michael Theriault guilty of assault but not aggravated assault. Christian, his brother, was found not guilty of aggravated assault.

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