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May 4, 2020

New Brunswick debate on migrant workers leaves a lot to be desired

Raluca Bejan

Either migrant workers should have access to permanent residency so they can benefit from the same rights as the resident population, or the TFW program should be scrapped altogether.

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May 1, 2020

Your gut's probably right -- it's too soon to declare COVID-19 vanquished

David J. Climenhaga

The pandemic has taught us some powerful lessons about the usual way we do business. Is business as usual where we really want to go?

Columnists

Apr 30, 2020

Defining 'urgent' in the global pandemic

Karly Wilson

Pro Bono

Voices supporting the rights of disadvantaged groups were either excluded or ignored when "urgent" COVID response programs were crafted. The result is a response that puts bandages on deeper problems.

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Apr 30, 2020

Canada closed Roxham Road -- the border crossing that saved my life

Neela Hassan

It's time for Canada's COVID-19 response plan to include asylum seekers. Nothing should excuse governments from their legal and moral obligations to protect those who are forced to flee their homes.

News

Apr 30, 2020

Trudeau Liberals play coy on support for corporations that abuse offshore tax havens

Karl Nerenberg

Many major Canadian companies thinly disguise their use of offshore tax evasion schemes by shifting funds to subsidiary or related companies.

Blog

Apr 30, 2020

Should we welcome Michelle Rempel Garner home with a festive serving of Oklahoma's official state meal?

David J. Climenhaga

Canadian Conservatives care deeply and profoundly about where politicians live, or even what passport they might be inclined to use -- until they don't.

Columnists

Apr 28, 2020

It's time to repurpose dying retail spaces for community housing

Duncan Cameron

The for-profit rental market does not work for low-income people. It is past time for the federal government to once again champion affordable housing as it did after the Second World War.

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Pandemic and politics: centring the grassroots

May 5, 2020

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Our next discussion will focus on the issues of the food chain and food security, as well as how the pandemic affects racialized and Indigenous communities in a disproportionate way.

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Apr 28, 2020

Are cracks appearing in the United Conservative Party over Health Minister Tyler Shandro's fight with Alberta's doctors?

David J. Climenhaga

A post harshly critical of Health Minister Tyler Shandro has appeared on a blog used as a platform by "fair deal" panel member Donna Kennedy-Glans.

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Apr 27, 2020

Ted Morton has had another big idea, this time about a sales tax

David J. Climenhaga

The former Alberta finance minister did get one thing right in his Calgary Herald article: If Alberta is to survive its current bust it's going to need a sales tax.

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